“At home in the hills outside Florence with my partner, Alvaro, our dogs and some house guests. The pool, the olive trees and provisions from the central market are a great combination.”

“A Victoria bag from Hermès or a Prada nylon backpack if I am on my Brompton bike.”

“Cashmere sweaters and an alligator belt. I can never have enough of either in a new shade.”

“Anyone who avoids the fillers and jabs and ages naturally.”

“I kind of like Giorgio Armani with his navy blue ensemble of tee with blazer but I think Pierre Hardy looks the best.”

“I found what works for me and I always buy versions of the same thing. Almost everything goes with everything else this way and packing, which I do almost weekly, is simple.”

“I seem to find everything fits, all I do is get my trouser hems done as I like them short. Otherwise I would recommend Alberti cleaners in Milan, just by the Castello. Take your cleaner out there to learn how to press.”

“Hermès, in navy blue. My current favourite is blue-black winter seersucker.”

“Right now, if it's not a jean, I think Dries Van Noten's drop crotch cotton is brilliant.”

“Flat front, two button cotton poplin boxers. I order by the dozen from Brescia by Roberto Ricetti.”

“Two button blazer, navy blue, no shoulder from Jil Sander . I have it in many fabrics but the unlined double faced wool is the best.”

“In spring/summer and autumn I live in Church's Pembury loafers, no socks. In winter it's their Goodward boot.”

“Hermés Cape Cod in barena leather.”