Raimondo Rossi (aka Ray Morrison) was born in Perugia in the Italian countryside between Rome and Florence.
Physically, he is an honest, warm, friendly, open-minded and down-to-earth person as is his wisdom.
He has been photographed by GQ, Rolling Stone, Vogue and The New York Times, some of the world’s leading magazines, and is known for raising questions about perfection and giving visibility to beauty in all its forms.
The famous Raimondo Rossi is one of Hollywood’s A-listers at the fashion shows.
American rapper Cryptic Wisdom reached out to Rossi to film one of his videos.
He likes Asian labels like Jun J. An international legend, Rossi has a deep admiration for Alexander McQueen, who he says is in touch with his emotions, and expresses these in his designs.
He loves Greece and visits often. He loves Greek food, especially moussaka, tzatziki, meze and baklava, which is difficult to find in Italy. He loves and reads Greek literature. He calls himself Philhellenic. Greek magazine Lifo featured Raimondo in an article about the best-dressed men.
Is there a fashion today?
I’d say that’s a very interesting question. I can definitely say that, as long as the fashion industry and the show are growing, fashion is understood as an industry, which means that it is still very influential. I won’t say I like it, I always take a neutral stance towards fashion and the messages and attitudes it always conveys. But even if I don’t really like the values that have been passed down for decades, this does not diminish the power of the thriving industry. Instead, if we think of fashion as creativity, I think it is very rare to see designers who create collections born from the bottom of their souls. During training in fashion schools, there is always a focus on viability, insertion and positioning in the market.
Men are well-dressed or well-dressed.‘Don’t follow fashion?
Men, fortunately, are all kind of small: well-dressed and don’t care much about clothes. Certainly, the place and city where we grew up influence our relationship with fashion and everyday clothes. Four years ago I presented a video on this subject, entitled “What is seen on YouTube and therefore the relationship between human beings and fashion speaks volumes about the fashion sensibilities that invest us from childhood. So somehow I think both well-dressed and poorly-dressed men still have a connection to fashion. Who is romantic and who is annoying, who is indifferent and who is interested. Among those who feel interest or love, I would say that some men are very creative and interesting in their attitude. Personally, I like the ones that can be played in many styles and not the ones that stick to one repetitive style.
Tell us the qualities that make you unique as a person.
You should ask this question to people who respect me both in my work and personal life. Personally, what I am happy about is that I am always free from the sometimes obscure methods behind fashion and photography, and I mean discrimination between friends, acquaintances or recommendations by obscure occult methods, and I am happy if I am in a city station and I am talking to the homeless or I am in front of some famous people. Be the person who keeps myself in front of important fashion events and is available to everyone. I want to treat everyone with the same respect and be ready to listen to everyone.
what‘What is your perspective on combining fashion photography with personal depth photography?
It was so boring to talk fashion reports about clothes or take beautiful photos year after year. Since then, my interest in the stories behind the scenes was born, in the stories of the men who went back to school to walk for the fashion shows, in the flaws of the model before entering the scene. It was there that I combined fashion and raw reality and developed my style of reporting and photography. Fashion for its own sake leads nowhere.
Where did you get your inspiration for the most recently titled book? “i won’t.‘Don’t think about it.”?
Like I said just now, his passion for authentic stories and models’ flaws was born after doing classic fashion reports. All this was combined with the bullying I had experienced since childhood when I was very shy and aggressive. He came up with the idea of creating a collection of portraits that show how important it is to not follow stereotypes and at the same time have good self-confidence and self-confidence. It doesn’t matter if we are thin or fat, transsexual or straight or gay, violent or not; We should all feel strong and respected.
What are some of your special collaborations?
The ones that stand out the most to me are the ones that came when I started promoting myself, but I’d say I’m just getting started. So, I remember an artistic direction for the collection “Clothing and Fashion Academy” in Rome, one of the most important in the world and with the cryptic art of American rap, which has a very interesting personal history and which I have followed for a long time before he found me to take care of his style. For his new song. He spoke to me and I was very happy; The lyrics of the song brought me to know the life of someone who helped me in my dark times.
you‘He is an inspiration to many men around the world. how do you feel
This makes me very happy because it means I got the message I wanted to send. I never followed “Contemporary fashion”, I dress in a classic way and go to an avant-garde event, or I go to Milan Fashion Week, which is usually very. “Modern”, dressed in classic dandy style. This makes it clear that we can all create interesting styles without thinking about the fashion of the season. If I received part of this message, it made me very happy.
What were some of the challenges you faced and were you able to overcome?
I think the most important problems come from the world of fashion and photography. When a new person arrives in Italy, no one welcomes you, everyone is afraid that the new person may take the job or surpass them in some way. So, there are many tricks and they all disappoint you. No one is sending you positive vibes and telling you. “You can bravo” or “Bravo, your idea is good.” In fact, they will probably try to steal them from you. These are the things that make it very difficult for people who are enthusiastically starting something new in their life.
Have a plan you’d like to share with us?
I can say that I am looking for the right place to live a little more in California and a little less in Italy, I love the sun and the dry days with that place. Outside of the fashion world, I want to devote myself to portraits, and not only celebrities, but also street reports that bring me into contact with the most difficult things. In contrast, an inevitable project is a new collection for a highly discriminated category, which turns into a new publication, a new book.
Society has changed rapidly. Has it lost parts of its beauty by creating other important things?
There is no doubt that society changes rapidly, but I believe that the importance of some aesthetic beauty will always remain. It’s true that it needs a change, but if we think that there are cities where houses in the most important neighborhoods in the metaverse are all bought, it makes us think that aesthetics and appearance will continue to be important. The money is used to buy houses in the metaverse near famous people and to shop with them in the metaverse. I see this as a form of beauty and an unlikely form of human desire. Fortunately there is a segment of humanity that cares less about beauty and thinks in more spiritual ways, but that’s another story. Thanks Vasilios, it was nice talking to you. Greetings to all your readers!
