Porfirio Rubirosa – a portrait by Oleg Cassini
Sartorial Notes
by The Boss
3y ago
Porfirio Rubirosa. In his biography In My Own Fashion (1987) designer Oleg Cassini writes about “the last playboy”, Porfirio Rubirosa (1909-1965). I haven’t come across a better portrait. It also tells a thing or two about Oleg Cassini himself.  Oleg Cassini on Porfirio Rubirosa: “When I think of the man who truly embodied the spirit of those times, Porfirio Rubirosa is the one who comes to mind. He was an apotheosis, the ultimate playboy, a strange combination – one of the few Don Juans I’ve ever met who was a man’s man and a ladies’ man. Rubi was an athlete – he played polo and boxed ..read more
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