Good matching key to today's fashion

     MILAN, Italy, June 21 (Xinhua) -- What do a Richmond skirt and a pair of Zara pants have in common? In the current fashion world, "good matching" is the key, a renowned¹ Italian fashion entrepreneur told Xinhua in an interview Tuesday.

    Speaking of the just-concluded Milan Fashion Week Men's Spring/Summer 2012, Saverio Moschillo, whose group owns international top brands and boasts 24 showrooms worldwide, said the ability to pair expensive items of clothing with more inexpensive pieces is what it takes today to be an "up-to-date" man.

    "Though catwalks showed more rigid² standards in the past, a globalized society exists now where fashion lovers can pick their best choices among a large variety of styles, according to their tastes, personality and -- not last -- their income," he said.

    In this way, a top-brand pair of jeans can be worn with a cheaper T-shirt, and a nice but not too expensive skirt can be paired with a chic³ and expensive jacket, Moschillo said.

    What is most important in such a complex world is "being able to interpret one's role," -- in other words, "behaving properly in the right place at the right time, with courage and sacrifice," he said.

    This is exactly how Moschillo, who is also the vice⁴ chairman of the National Chamber⁵ of Italian Fashion, set out at the beginning of his career.

    "When I was only a student, the father of a friend of mine, who was a fashion salesman, took me by chance to a meeting with a client," he recalled.

    As they arrived earlier than expected, the salesman decided⁶ to take a nap and asked Moschillo to wake him up after a while.

    "But he was sleeping so soundly that I didn't dare to wake him up. I met the client instead and we did great business," he said.

    The Western world, however, is now going through difficult times, he said.

    "Italy does not enjoy anymore the optimistic atmosphere of some thirty years ago, nor the huge opportunities of the time I was young," Moschillo said.

    Yet the fashion world, he added, is what still makes the so-called "made in Italy" -- which can be defined as entirely⁷ designed and produced in the Mediterranean⁸ country -- something that is universally loved.

    In Italy, the entrepreneur said, the fashion world records a yearly turnover⁹ of 65 billion euros (93 billion U.S. dollars).

    "In 2010, exports of the sector¹⁰ increased by 17 percent from the previous year, and they are expected to grow by 35 percent next year," he said.

    Therefore it is a real shame that fashion companies are not paying enough attention to nurturing¹¹ talents anymore, Moschillo said, as "young talents represent the future of 'made in Italy' as well as of the entire country."Moschillo is trying his personal best to promote future fashion talent: In the Milan headquarters, the fashion entrepreneur is striving to help talented designers enter the fashion world.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

2 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

3 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

9 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

10 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

11 nurturing   

养育( nurture的现在分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• These delicate plants need careful nurturing. 这些幼嫩的植物需要精心培育。
• The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants. 这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。