At 86, Raniero Mancinelli has dressed the last three popes and already prepares the suit of the next pontiff in a unique tailoring in the world, which can also presume to dress the curia that will be part of the next conclave, gathered from May 7 to choose Francisco’s successor. In three different sizes, Mancinelli short and sew by hand, in its iconic store in the center of Rome, the next papal suit: “I am preparing three different sizes so that they can serve any body, whoever is the next Pope,” reveals in an interview with Efe. From John Paul II, passing through Benedict XVI, until you reach Pope Francis, Mancinelli (Rome, 1939) can boast of having dressed the last pontiffs of the Holy See in its coquette Sastrería ‘Mancinelli cler Religious and ecclesiastical, but also curious, knowing the exceptionality of a foil that works the fabrics always handmade: “How good you receive. As you can see, we do not stop these days,” he says when greeting.
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