manifesto.txt

Seeds & roots.Good things are harvested, not chased.

I pick vintage and second hand items one by one, looking for character, quality and stories that deserve a second life. Every piece is looked at, chosen, cared for and brought back to the light, to be worn and lived in again.

A warm place, free and a little ironic, where fashion is not fast consumption but discovery. A garden of memories, fabrics, colours and details that took root over time and can bloom again today.

I believe in vintage that is accessible, genuine and aware.

A way of dressing that does not have to follow trends, but picks what still has something to say. My mission is to grow a more human wardrobe: made of well-chosen items, personality, care and freedom.

Good to wear,
true up close,
vintage by choice.

— the Ortolano

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rammendo.txt

Mending.what you learn

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Il bianco e il nero non litigano maiUn cardigan in maglia jacquard e il mestiere che ci sta dentro.Due colori soli, e una maglia che li tiene insieme filo per filo. Il cardigan jacquard bianco e nero raccontato da vicino: come è fatto, perché il disegno sta dentro la maglia, cosa dicono i suoi segni d'uso.

games.exe

Ortolano arcade.a hundred games in one: twelve of them work.

If you win, you get a real discount code: it saves to your garden and works once, when you’re signed in. The stickers stay stickers.

radio.exe

Sing along with the Ortolano.the soundtrack of the harvest.

All the songs I sing while I pick the items. Sing along and save the playlist to keep up with the tracks I add.

Radio Ortolano

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Radio Ortolano · playlist

Harvest radio

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