Background
Sal Cesarani was born Salvatore J. Cesarani on September 25, 1939, New York City, to Vincenzo and Carmela Cesarani.
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Salvatore Cesarani
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Between 1959 and 1961 he studied design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New New York
Career
He is a graduate of the High School of Fashion Industries and the State University of New New York They have two children. Cesarani started out in 1961 as a junior designer for Bobby Brooks, a women"s sportswear company, and as a window dresser for Paul Stuart"s menswear store.
Between 1970 and 1972, he was a merchandising director for Polo Ralph Lauren.
He began designing under the label Country Britches from 1973–1975, and briefly designed for Stanley Blacker before founding his New York based fashion label, Cesarani Limited in 1976. lieutenant started as a menswear brand, with womenswear introduced the following year.
The Cesarani brand was relaunched in 1993. Cesarani menswear is noted for its styling and adventurousness, drawing inspiration from sports clothing, classic 1930s and 1940s slouchy tailoring, and the style of Cary Grant and Gary Cooper.
He deliberately avoids the mundane, favoring unexpected touches such as peaked lapels on single-breasted jackets or tartan evening blazers.
His work has been described as Anglo-American, combining the quality of British tailoring with American sensibility. He designed the uniforms for the Olympic torch-bearers and ceremonial officials at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He also created a strip for the short-lived soccer team Philadelphia Fury.
In 1980, he dressed Lucie Arnaz in the television film The Mating Season.
In addition to his ongoing design work, Sal Cesarani is a faculty member at the Parsons The New School for Design, where he teaches fashion design and the theory of fabric selection.
Achievements
Membership
He is also a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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Menswear Award; the Coty Menswear Return Award Sal Cesarani's menswear won him two Special Coty for Menswear in 1974 and 1975 before winning the main Menswear Award in 1976. In 1982, he was awarded the Coty Menswear Return Award. He has also won the Fashion Group Award of Boston (1977).Menswear Award; the Coty Menswear Return Award Sal Cesarani's menswear won him two Special Coty for Menswear in 1974 and 1975 before winning the main Menswear Award in 1976. In 1982, he was awarded the Coty Menswear Return Award. He has also won the Fashion Group Award of Boston (1977).