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"  Always tanned, rarely seen without sunglasses or heard without a smoker&amp;#039;s rasp, Roberto Cavalli doesn&amp;#039;t seem like someone burdened with existential concerns. Over the past 40 years, he&amp;#039;s built an unparalleled, sex-infused universe of whipstitched leather pants and plunging necklines more suited to an after-party than an ashram. But sitting in his Parisian flagship, the 70-year-old designer is contemplative about his life as a fashion rock star. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t think it&amp;#039;s enough,&amp;quot; he says, before erupting into a belly laugh. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m sorry. Maybe I think too much.&amp;quot; Lately, the Florentine has been searching for meaning \u2014 and inspiration \u2014 in some of the earth&amp;#039;s least glamorous places. Between collections, he spent a month aboard an icebreaker in Antarctica, slept in a clay hut in Papua New Guinea, and hobnobbed with goatherds in a remote region of Colombia. Movies and television don&amp;#039;t interest him at the moment. &amp;quot;I learn much more by traveling by myself,&amp;quot; he says. Cavalli&amp;#039;s personal quest is evident in his latest resort collection for Just Cavalli, his line for younger women who have actual jobs. More hands-on than ever in the design process, Cavalli referenced a photograph he took of sand dunes to create wave-printed stretch-cotton jeans. Camel and white strips on an ethereal caftan suggest clouds on a desert horizon.  There are signature Cavalli pieces, too: Cotton skirts in leopard and mixed jungle prints are matched with prim cotton-poplin blouses in white, black, and baby pink. But he styles most of the shirts buttoned up to the neck, acknowledging that even the Just Cavalli girl can&amp;#039;t always flaunt her cleavage at the office. It&amp;#039;s a new blend for the brand \u2014 a soul-searching sex appeal \u2014 that reflects the creator&amp;#039;s current lifestyle. That&amp;#039;s not to say that Cavalli is giving up on VIP lounges or nightclubs anytime soon. He&amp;#039;s still energized by youth culture. But after the fall fashion shows, he&amp;#039;s planning a trip to Bhutan and Tibet. &amp;quot;Maybe I am looking for the reason why I exist,&amp;quot; he says, laughing. We&amp;#039;ll take the philosophy, as long as he keeps creating the clothes. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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