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Man's World 2018 Lo sport è un romanzo Speciale MAN’S WORLD 2018 “NON CHIAMATECI SPORT MINORI” A Man’s World trovano espressione massima quelle discipline bistrattate ma che, invece, muovono le passioni di milioni di persone. Di uomini. Che solo qui possono sentirsi semplicemente uomini. Ecco il viaggio di Luca Talotta schivando freccette, sfidando calciatori di balilla “no look”, pongisti che volano senza ali, giocatori di biliardo con le “palle”, scacchisti sciupafemmine, pokeristi armati, flipperisti arrapati e skater che amano schiantarsi contri i muri. STATUS CONTRACT IL VERO LUSSO È NEGLI SPAZI La Status Contract opera nel settore dell’ar- redamento e della progettazione di interni per privati e società, in particolare per hotel, negozi e casinò. Presso la sede di via Saragat a Nova Milanese (Milano), con il supporto dell’ufficio tecnico interno, produce artigianalmente mobili e arredi su misura, con l’ausilio di macchinari a controllo numerico di ultima generazione. A Palazzo Borromeo, nel cuore di Milano, ha sede lo showroom adibito alla vendita e all’esposizione dei più importanti arredi, tessuti e complementi d’arredo in campo internazionale. La Status Contract utilizza molteplici e diffe- renti materiali, sperimenta tecniche nuove e sviluppa progetti di qualunque dimensione sia in Italia che all’estero. Speciale Man’s World 2018 DAL BARBIERE SONO DIVENTATO UOMO Parole di GIANMARCO AIMI La prima volta che osai varcare la soglia di un barbie- adducendo ogni tipo di scusa: “Devo aver lasciato la e qualche timido peletto puberale, la passava con de- re da uomo avevo circa 20 anni. macchina aperta”… “non starà forse piovendo?”… “il cisione in una schedina (quella del Totocalcio) posta Tre lustri fa. Sembra passato un secolo. portafogli, lo dimentico sempre”… e via, una volta a ridosso del lavandino. Non certo una pratica igieni- La vetrina sottilissima, che a ogni passaggio di auto chiusa sbattendo – e rischiando di mandarla in fran- ca, ma di sicuro impatto scenico. sembrava andare in pezzi. tumi – la sottile porta a vetri, se la davano a gambe La maniglia in oro smaltato, con l’usura del tempo a ripromettendosi di non rimetterci più piede, se non Conclusa la delicata operazione, mi umettò con un rivelarne la consistenza ben meno nobile. poco prima del matrimonio. panno caldo e infine il colpo di grazia. “Le brucerà un po’” mi disse. Il “lei” evidentemente Per andarci, allora, ci voleva coraggio. Era roba da Quel giorno, però, decisi di andare fino in fondo. serviva a indorare la pillola. adulti. Volevo una barba da uomo e l’avrei avuta a qualun- Due spruzzate qua, due spruzzate là, con la pompetta E se non avevi almeno 30 anni e due figli, bè, o eri que costo. foderata di stoffa che pescava direttamente dall’am- pazzo o dovevi sfuggire alla legge. polla color ocra. L’attesa fu infinita. In quelle botteghe - dei veri saloon in stile far west - Nel frattempo appresi ogni più recondito segreto Quel che sentii sulla pelle non fu bruciore, ma una non c’erano carinerie ad attenderti. della stagione calcistica (era maggio, come ora) e colata lavica che sembrò ardermi vivo. Appena saliti i consueti tre gradini (chissà poi perché delle frustrazioni maschili post matrimoniali. Un Gli occhi iniziarono a lacrimare, il naso a colare, la li mettevano, sempre, anche se a pian terreno, forse vero corso intensivo e compreso nel prezzo. gola a seccare. proprio per avere il tempo di squadrare il malcapita- Un dolore dal quale mi risvegliai diverso. to), le occhiatacce degli avventori erano un carico da Il barbiere mi accolse con un sorriso beffardo. Immotivatamente più maturo. novanta al fardello di inadeguatezza che ti accompa- Facendomi accomodare sulla poltrona reclinabile, un gnava da casa. trono che già di per sé donava autorità, si impegnò Ero un uomo? Forse ancora no. a ripulire i capelli del cliente precedente, gettandoli Ma avevo superato il primo rituale di passaggio. L’unico modo per non diventare paonazzi - e quindi con uno scopettino in un ripostiglio che conteneva svelare la propria età appieno - era cercare veloce- lo scalpo di altre centinaia di “valorosi”. Poi iniziò ad Oggi i barbieri non esistono più. Ci sono gli hair- mente, ma non troppo, un posto libero fra le poltrone armeggiare in una teca per trovare il rasoio – quello stylist. sgarrupate in pelle. Ma siccome il luogo rappre- a mo’ di serramanico - più adatto alla mia peluria e Il salto dall’artigianato all’arte. sentava l’unico ritrovo, a parte il bar, per discutere lo immerse in un composto indefinibile contenuto in E in ogni settore l’uomo può trovare un nuovo modo liberamente di donne e calcio (in alcuni anche di una bottiglia di plastica tagliata a metà. Con un pen- per sentirsi sempre più uomo. ciclismo, ma si va indietro con gli anni), gli astanti nello paffuto fece montare la schiuma in un ciotolino si disponevano spaparanzati in ordine sparso, per e me la spalmò sul viso. È nata persino una rassegna che racchiude questo cui il rischio di ritrovarsi a sedere nel bel mezzo di mondo. una animata conversazione alla quale non si sarebbe La sensazione di piacere inebriante. Non c’è neppure più bisogno di soffrire le pene potuto, ne voluto partecipare, rappresentava uno Una volta asciugato il rasoio con una salviettina che dell’inferno. dei motivi per cui alcuni amici, prima di me, avevano portava alla cintola, cominciò la seduta. accusato un rigetto a quell’iniezione di testosterone A ogni sciabolata della lama, impregnata di schiuma Grazie Man’s World. Buona fiera a tutti! Speciale Man’s World 2018 Peter Wright / Freccette IL MOHICANO “ALTICCIO” DALLA MIRA INFALLIBILE Nonostante la birra scorra a fiumi, questi “atleti” sono dotati di una mira millimetrica, oltre che di una notevole capacità di far di conto. Lo scozzese, poi, condisce il tutto con un look davvero istrionico. Da noi in Italia è ancora poco più di un semplice della sua carriera sono di tutto rispetto (stiamo a esattamente 0, scegliendo accuratamente le varie gioco da bar o al massimo un divertente passatempo parlando del numero due del ranking mondiale) ma sezioni del cerchio di gioco. Come tutto ciò possa es- televisivo durante le vacanze di Natale, ma in Gran a far parlare tutto il mondo è soprattutto il suo look. sere conciliato con i fiumi di birra che scorrono non Bretagna è ormai diventata quasi una religio- Vestiti fluorescenti, un pizzetto eccentrico e una solo tra chi siede sulle tribune resta un bellissimo ne. Stiamo parlando delle freccette, o dei “darts” cresta da punk sulla testa che non ti aspetteresti mistero, così come entrare nella mente di un uomo come vengono chiamati oltremanica. In migliaia si da un quarantottenne scozzese. Non solo: il colore che a quasi cinquant’anni la mattina (probabilmente radunano in vere e proprie arene, per serate deci- dei capelli cambia di partita in partita. E ovviamen- non troppo presto) si sveglia, va dal parrucchiere a samente alcoliche in cui lo sport è solo la base di te non passando dal castano al moro, ma dal rosso farsi dipingere la cresta e poi vola al pub per quella partenza. Intendiamoci, questo è per il pubblico che all’azzurro, dal giallo al verde. Quando le note di che è la sua normale giornata di lavoro. Lo stile anima e dà un senso a tornei che altrimenti sareb- Baba O’Riley degli Who risuonano segnalando il di Peter Wright attira in modo quasi ipnotico grandi bero decisamente meno entusiasmanti e più sobri. suo ingresso in campo, un po’ come succede per gli e piccini ed è già di per sè la chiave dell’incredibile Ecco, sobrietà non è decisamente la prima parola incontri di wrestling, i tifosi impazziscono e non successo di pubblico di uno sport che solo un pazzo - che ti viene in mente guardando Peter Wright, vedono l’ora di scoprire che cosa si sarà inventato vero, non di quelli che vengono definiti tali solo per il l’uomo più in vista di questa disciplina. I risultati stavolta questo incredibile atleta. Sì, atleta. Perché loro look - ignorerebbe. al di là dell’aspetto goliardico della vicenda, vale la pena sottolineare che si tratta di uomini dotati di una mira millimetrica, oltre che di una notevole capacità di far di conto. Non si tratta infatti “sem- plicemente” di colpire il centro del bersaglio, con un movimento meccanico ripetuto sempre uguale a se stesso, ma di abbassare il proprio punteggio da 501 Dove anche i geni sono semplicemente uomini 11. - 13. maggio 2018 | Fabbrica Orobia 15 | Milano per info e biglietti: mansworld.com IL 10 SETTEMBRE 2018 Milano Fashion Library, la più grande biblioteca della moda d’europa e casa editrice di 10 magazine compie 10 anni www.milanofashionlibrary.it ADV Speciale Man’s World 2018 Massimo Caruso / Calcio balilla UNA VITA IN “NO LOOK” Dall’oratorio al podio mondiale, passando per reality e colpi che portano il suo nome (“Il Caruso”), l’italiano non dimentica mai il look: barba e baffi sempre ben curati. Il fascino del calciatore. Sarà per la fama e la top a livello assoluto. Non per questo trascura il suo reality “L’Isola dei campioni”. Tra un successo e ricchezza, le stelle del mondo del pallone hanno look, con barba e baffi sempre ben curati, in occa- l’altro come detto tante ore di allenamenti, molto sempre attratto le donne e sono diventati dei mo- sione dei grandi tornei ma non solo. La passione di diversi tra loro, per affinare le varie tecniche e stu- delli per gli altri uomini, che oltre a sognare il loro questo ventisettenne torinese per il calcio balilla diare nuovi colpi, sempre più spettacolari.
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