Word: manzoni
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...rich heritage and set to work revitalizing Valextra as a kind of Italian Hermès. In addition to rehiring original craftsmen, Suppancig, 44, also reconstructed both the company's product and its image. In September he opened a 500-sq-m store and headquarters on Milan's Via Manzoni. The minimal designs were soon back on the arms of fashionistas, including the house's trademark bag, "Punch," originally created in 1951. The bag comes in bright colors like kelly green and fuchsia and is made with 19th century techniques, including "boarding" treatment, or pressing the leather into a silky...
...waters off Saint-Tropez snakes down through an idyllic jumble of twisted holm oak trees, jagged white rock, sunbaked farmhouses and acres of lush green vineyards. But this scenic stretch of Route Départementale 61 could also be lined with grave markers and memorials to drivers like Francis Manzoni. One February afternoon, a local youth who'd been drinking attempted to pass another car on a curve, lost control and hit Manzoni's auto head on - killing him instantly. The accident was iconic of a plague tormenting the entire nation...
...kind of accident that happens every day when people drink, drive too fast or both," says Patrice Manzoni, who notes that the man who killed his uncle had a history of drunk driving. "All the guy got was a suspended jail sentence and license rescinded for three years. What do you think he learned from that...
...answer to that question, like Patrice Manzoni's, is outrageously evident to victims of road violence - and is even dawning on leaders like Chirac and De Robien. But the behavior modification involved in changing French habits of drinking and driving and a national addiction to speed requires time. And time in this case means more Manzonis, more Berthouds and more invisible tombstones on Route Départementale...