Filippo Sorcinelli (born 1 July 1975) is an Italian designer, artist, perfumer, and organist. He is the owner of the fashion company Atelier Lavs and has tailored vestments for

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Early life and education

He grew up in

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, a commune in the

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region of Italy. His family members worked as weavers and seamstresses. When he was thirteen years old, he became an organist and performed at cathedrals in

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, and

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. Sorcinelli studied sacred art and historical weaving at the Museo del Tessuto in

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Career

Sorcinelli works as a painter, designer, photographer, and perfumer."Molto apprezzata la lectio magistralis di filippo sorcinelli che ha incontrato gli studenti di tolentino parlando di come tradizione e cultura possono salvare l’epicentro e i territori colpiti dal sisma"
Comune of Tolentino. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2025. He is the owner of Atelier Lavs, a fashion house in

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. In 2007, he began dressing

, designing over fifty pieces for him. He made his first garment for

in 2013, following a call from the

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.Cafolla, Anna (25 April 2025)
"For the Pope’s Tailor Filippo Sorcinelli, Queerness and Catholicism Share a Sensual Beauty"
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''. Retrieved 6 May 2025. His first design, a simple cream, white, and gold piece, was worn by the pope for his first papal mass. He designed the

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s that pope wore during his

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. He has also designed vestments for other Catholic clergy, including Cardinal

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, the

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. In 2018, the Diocesan Museum of Milan held a exhibit of his work. In 2021, he received the Art and Liturgy Prize for innovation in the field of sacred vestments from the

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Personal life

Sorcinelli is a practicing Catholic.

References

External links

* , official website of Atelier Lavs {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorcinelli, Filippo Living people 1975 births 21st-century Italian LGBTQ people 21st-century Italian male artists 21st-century Italian male musicians 21st-century Italian painters 21st-century Italian photographers 21st-century tailors Gay painters Gay photographers Italian fashion designers Italian gay artists Italian gay musicians Italian LGBTQ photographers Italian male classical organists Italian male painters Italian Roman Catholics Italian tailors LGBTQ fashion designers LGBTQ Roman Catholics Musicians from Emilia-Romagna Painters of Emilia-Romagna People from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino People from Santarcangelo di Romagna Perfumers