Footie Fact Files: Lapo Elkann
I've had these for a while, but I guess now would be a good time to introduce you guys to Il Lapo (who you may've noticed from AJ's icon spam just a post below)
The above is a cartoon rendering, obviously. I promise, REAL pics under the cut.
From Wiki, the vitals:
Lapo Elkann (October 7, 1977) is a New York-born Italian industrialist, former marketing manager and heir to the automaker Fiat. He is the brother of John Elkann, who is widely expected to become the head of the Fiat group. Lapo Elkann is an avid Juventus fan. [Duh, his family owns Juve.]
Elkann is a son of the novelist Alain Elkann and his former wife, Margherita Agnelli. He is a grandson of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli [who also owns 60% of Juventus FC] and a stepson of Serge Graf von der Pahlen. In addition to his brother, John, Elkann has a sister, Ginevra Elkann, and five half-siblings by his mother's second marriage.
He survived a nearly fatal drug overdose that put him in a coma on October 10, 2005 in Turin, Italy, while in the company of a group of older transsexuals. Some media outlets speculated that the cocaine Elkann used that night may have been of lower purity, or may have been laced with heroin.
More importantly, he pwns all of the world when it comes to fashion:
From Vanity Fair:
The International Best-Dressed List, #15 LAPO ELKANN: Because he’s the Lapo of luxury. Residences: Turin, New York City, and Shanghai. Occupations: Entrepreneur, founder of Italia Independent and Independent Ideas, and international ambassador for Italy’s Museo del Design. Age: 31. Personal style: “Always be yourself.” Favorite clothing purchase of 2008: Borsalino Cotton Club vintage hat [lol mafia♥] Most frequently worn items: “A solaro jacket from Ferdinando Caraceni and a blue pin-striped suit by Huntsman.” Causes: Italy and Israel.
Picspam under the cut:
Lapo's style pretty much consists of a leisure suit, disheveled hair, and the distinguished scent of Eau de Hobo.
Because he loves Juventus [his family owns more than half of the club], Lapo makes sure to accessorize in Bianconeri colours. Case in point, his scarf-
Even his ENTIRE suit is made out of the Juventus drapery fabric in a bold Tartan print:
Nobody told him that fabric was meant for hotel sofa, but who cares? He's Lapo; there are NO rules.
Once again, note the Juventus colour scheme-
I'm serious, the man LOVES him some zebra stripes. His loafers, why yes, still Juventino to boot.
Apart from zebra-striped accessories, Lapo likes to funk his fashion with some quirky eyewear-
...And pyjama bottoms. Can't you tell he just literally rolled out of bed?
I mean, for crying out loud, he's wearing fuzzy slippers to the red carpet!
Right. Back to the eyewear, Lapo likes to wear glasses. He probably doesn't wear the same pair twice.
This shot is so Michael Moore to me right now.
If you ever want to dress up as Lapo for Halloween, don't forget the ciggie. It's a fashion staple in the Elkann ensemble-
A smoke in hand, outlandish glasses, and unkempt greasy hair aside, Lapo also likes his gangstah hats. He's partial to Borsalino's.
This one he stole from Johnny Depp-
"Yardsale, y'all!"
He almost looks normal here...
... if it weren't for the fact he looks like you know, that old guy on the tuna can wearing the blue suit? I'm having a mental relapse right now, I can't think of the name, but you've seen him at the grocery, I'm sure. Driving an eight-spoke wheel, smoking a pipe. The tuna guy, not Lapo, I mean.
Because Lapo is considered to be a fashion icon in his own right, he gets to rub elbows with the likes of the legendary Miss DVF herself at Milan fashion week:
Lapo and designer-to-the-stars, Diane Von Furstenberg (or simply DVF if you speak the Sarah Jessica Parker lingo)
^Again with the Juve colour scheme, even if the pinstripes are so widely spaced.
Only because I really don't think any magazine in their right mind would shoot Lapo, one would surmise he paid Vanity Fair to get them to put him on a fashion spread. Here's his cover:
A suit, shipwrecked hair, and a smoke-- It's classic Lapo.
Giving himself lung cancer:
LOL @ Outsider tattoo. He's a vagabond.
Rod Stewart, is that you?
This is what I call the Rehab Stare. You get that look just when you've told someone they're about to get an intervention.
Oh and he OD'd like 3 years ago, while partying it up with a bunch of trannies.
I love that he's still got his blazer and Mafia hat on even when he's hitting the beach.
Boy doesn't look half-bad without his shirt on, you gotta admit.
*reads the write-up* LMFAO @ Tarzan
You know, I sort of agree with the Tarzan comparison. The uncivilized vibe-- visuals-wise-- is on-point.
So there you have it, folks. If America has Paris Hilton, Italy has Lapo Elkan.
Minus you know, the amateur home videos.
re: the tag. He's not pretty, not by popular standards, but damn-- as if I had a "pimpin' the rich hobo" tag! This will have to do, carry on.
The above is a cartoon rendering, obviously. I promise, REAL pics under the cut.
From Wiki, the vitals:
Lapo Elkann (October 7, 1977) is a New York-born Italian industrialist, former marketing manager and heir to the automaker Fiat. He is the brother of John Elkann, who is widely expected to become the head of the Fiat group. Lapo Elkann is an avid Juventus fan. [Duh, his family owns Juve.]
Elkann is a son of the novelist Alain Elkann and his former wife, Margherita Agnelli. He is a grandson of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli [who also owns 60% of Juventus FC] and a stepson of Serge Graf von der Pahlen. In addition to his brother, John, Elkann has a sister, Ginevra Elkann, and five half-siblings by his mother's second marriage.
He survived a nearly fatal drug overdose that put him in a coma on October 10, 2005 in Turin, Italy, while in the company of a group of older transsexuals. Some media outlets speculated that the cocaine Elkann used that night may have been of lower purity, or may have been laced with heroin.
More importantly, he pwns all of the world when it comes to fashion:
From Vanity Fair:
The International Best-Dressed List, #15 LAPO ELKANN: Because he’s the Lapo of luxury. Residences: Turin, New York City, and Shanghai. Occupations: Entrepreneur, founder of Italia Independent and Independent Ideas, and international ambassador for Italy’s Museo del Design. Age: 31. Personal style: “Always be yourself.” Favorite clothing purchase of 2008: Borsalino Cotton Club vintage hat [lol mafia♥] Most frequently worn items: “A solaro jacket from Ferdinando Caraceni and a blue pin-striped suit by Huntsman.” Causes: Italy and Israel.
Picspam under the cut:
Lapo's style pretty much consists of a leisure suit, disheveled hair, and the distinguished scent of Eau de Hobo.
Because he loves Juventus [his family owns more than half of the club], Lapo makes sure to accessorize in Bianconeri colours. Case in point, his scarf-
Even his ENTIRE suit is made out of the Juventus drapery fabric in a bold Tartan print:
Nobody told him that fabric was meant for hotel sofa, but who cares? He's Lapo; there are NO rules.
Once again, note the Juventus colour scheme-
I'm serious, the man LOVES him some zebra stripes. His loafers, why yes, still Juventino to boot.
Apart from zebra-striped accessories, Lapo likes to funk his fashion with some quirky eyewear-
...And pyjama bottoms. Can't you tell he just literally rolled out of bed?
I mean, for crying out loud, he's wearing fuzzy slippers to the red carpet!
Right. Back to the eyewear, Lapo likes to wear glasses. He probably doesn't wear the same pair twice.
This shot is so Michael Moore to me right now.
If you ever want to dress up as Lapo for Halloween, don't forget the ciggie. It's a fashion staple in the Elkann ensemble-
A smoke in hand, outlandish glasses, and unkempt greasy hair aside, Lapo also likes his gangstah hats. He's partial to Borsalino's.
This one he stole from Johnny Depp-
"Yardsale, y'all!"
He almost looks normal here...
... if it weren't for the fact he looks like you know, that old guy on the tuna can wearing the blue suit? I'm having a mental relapse right now, I can't think of the name, but you've seen him at the grocery, I'm sure. Driving an eight-spoke wheel, smoking a pipe. The tuna guy, not Lapo, I mean.
Because Lapo is considered to be a fashion icon in his own right, he gets to rub elbows with the likes of the legendary Miss DVF herself at Milan fashion week:
Lapo and designer-to-the-stars, Diane Von Furstenberg (or simply DVF if you speak the Sarah Jessica Parker lingo)
^Again with the Juve colour scheme, even if the pinstripes are so widely spaced.
Only because I really don't think any magazine in their right mind would shoot Lapo, one would surmise he paid Vanity Fair to get them to put him on a fashion spread. Here's his cover:
A suit, shipwrecked hair, and a smoke-- It's classic Lapo.
Giving himself lung cancer:
LOL @ Outsider tattoo. He's a vagabond.
Rod Stewart, is that you?
This is what I call the Rehab Stare. You get that look just when you've told someone they're about to get an intervention.
Oh and he OD'd like 3 years ago, while partying it up with a bunch of trannies.
I love that he's still got his blazer and Mafia hat on even when he's hitting the beach.
Boy doesn't look half-bad without his shirt on, you gotta admit.
*reads the write-up* LMFAO @ Tarzan
You know, I sort of agree with the Tarzan comparison. The uncivilized vibe-- visuals-wise-- is on-point.
So there you have it, folks. If America has Paris Hilton, Italy has Lapo Elkan.
Minus you know, the amateur home videos.
re: the tag. He's not pretty, not by popular standards, but damn-- as if I had a "pimpin' the rich hobo" tag! This will have to do, carry on.