This cloak was designed with a specific intent:<\/p>\n
it’s an homage to my grandfather Alberto, an Italian soldier captured by the German army during World War II and forced to join them, on pain of death.<\/p>\n
A crucial episode happened during the enlistment process: during was a cease-fire period caused by a heavy snowfall my grandfather, along with two other soldiers, applied himself on thoroughly cleaning the German cannons.<\/p>\n
This endeavor gained them a week’s leave to spend home, in Italy.\u00a0 For my grandfather this as a unique opportunity: once he arrived home, with the help of friends and relatives, he as able to hide himself until the end of the war and save himself.<\/p>\n
\n“All’epoca mia il telefono non c’era<\/em><\/h4>\n
Mi arruolarono<\/em><\/h4>\n
Era quasi primavera<\/em><\/h4>\n
E le radio ci trasmettevano canti di paura<\/em><\/h4>\n
Da cantare quando \u00e8 sera<\/em><\/h4>\n
Quindi disertai<\/em><\/h4>\n
Era il ’43”<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n
L’uomo del secolo – Baustelle<\/p>\n
This song by the Italian band Baustelle summarizes in a few verses the situation in Italy after the armistice on 8th September 1943: young men were forced to hide themselves in order not to get killed or sent to fight.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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