Daily Front Row

2009 December 10

Is Roberto the Next Karl?

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(NEW YORK) Roberto Cavalli just landed in the city yesterday, but the Italian looked unusually tanned and relaxed. “I just returned from Namibia ten days ago, but it wasn’t really for vacation,” the designer told The Daily this morning in the green room before his taping of The Martha Stewart Show. “My real passion is photography, and I was basically shooting there. My dream in the near future is to create a big exhibition that would showcase my work from Africa and other exotic places. I love shooting primitive and simple things. I used to shoot subjects for my prints and my passion has evolved a bit.”

A lot, actually. Cavalli talked to Stewart about possibly putting together a book filled with his photos, among other projects. “I actually showed my photos to a big photographer, whom I would like to keep private for now, and he was very impressed,” added the Italian. “He said, 'They’re fantastic, you should really make more.' From that moment I was very encouraged.” But Cavalli is not comparing himself to Testino or Klein just yet. “I’m very spontaneous person, and so are my photos,” he explained. “But I’m not a photographer, per se, so I have quite a ways to go with my technique!”
VALENTINE UHOVSKI