FLORENCE — WWD cast some of the key players of Pitti Uomo to model the leading spring 2026 trends from the fair. From Brunello Cucinelli‘s men’s creative director Alessio Piastrelli and Caruso‘s chief executive officer Marco Angeloni to photographer Jonathan Daniel Pryce and creative consultant Nick Wooster, they all shared their personal insights on why the Florentine fair continues to help lead the menswear conversation.

Alessio Piastrelli, men’s creative director at Brunello Cucinelli

“For us Pitti is always a special event because it is the best expression of Italian elegance. We are an Italian brand and Brunello started to showcase his idea of elegance here. We come here to talk to friends and clients and grasp as much information as possible on the fashion world.”

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Marco Angeloni, chief executive officer at Caruso

“Pitti is the most important moment in the season for us; it’s first of all a moment of coming together, for the Caruso team… it’s celebrating what we’ve being doing for the previous six months, so it’s really a team-building experience…It’s also meeting with our costumers without the pressure that you have in the showroom while selling, but in a very easy and friendly environment… We can all together celebrate again this beautiful passion that unites us, and talk transparently. And then it’s obviously the most important moment in menswear; instead of having three minutes on the catwalk we can enjoy three whole days and more, and three nights celebrating, so it’s a very special moment.”

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Nick Wooster, creative consultant

“Pitti Uomo to me means the beginning. In fact, I’ve always thought that’s what it meant. It’s the beginning of the season, it’s the birthplace of menswear, it’s where all the ideas start to percolate.”

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Pietro Grassi, set designer and founder of Studio Grassi Design

“Pitti Uomo represents an ongoing challenge and opportunity for personal creative and professional growth. It allows me to confront my abilities, mounting innovative installations in sync with current trends.”

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Hassani Mgoya, vintage trader and curator

“Pitti for me is the time of the year when we all get to shine, we get to fully express ourselves, our personalities, our fashion without the fear of being judged by anyone, but to be inspired by each other. Yeah..it’s just a wonderful time here.”

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Alexander Gram, creative director at Molebo

“To me Pitti is pretty iconic. I think Pitti was the reason I got into fashion. You know, the street style, the energy back in the early 2010s was the reason why I fell in love with fashion.”

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Jonathan Daniel Pryce, photographer

“I’ve been coming to Pitti for about 10 years I would say, and the number-one word that comes to my mind is connection. We like to think the internet can replicate human interactions and I really don’t think it can. I came away from this season with new ideas, new friends and, yes, that is what it represents.”

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