Think made-to-measure and bespoke suits, crocodile suede jackets, silk ties, mechanical watches that cost more than an Aston Martin.

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The book is long on trivia (Mr Macedo confides that his favourite cologne is Acqua di Parma and discusses his large collection of Italian silk ties).

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The house has also expanded its made-to-measure custom business, offering a wide range of fine leather gloves and cashmere and wool socks (or "hose, " as it quaintly still calls them), silk ties, even boxer shorts.

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It is thanks to companies like these that Italy still exports more food-processing machines, washing machines, fridges, shoes and shoe-making machines, ski boots, ceramic tiles, jewels, woollen and silk clothes, radiators and boilers, optical frames and neck-ties than any other country in the world.

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These include the silk-screen print "Georgia O'Keeffe in Puerto Rico" (1980), hinting at the ties between and among artists.

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