“Time is luxury…and a life free from obligations!” The name of Werner Baldessarini is one which represents pure ambition. The Austrian-born executive worked his way up the ladder from sales trainee to head of the Hugo Boss corporation. But even after his withdrawal from his position at Boss one could hardly accuse of him of taking an easy retirement. Rather, Baldessarini busied himself with his very own Munich-based fashion label. Despite his hectic schedule he found time to talk with our writer Anna Butterbrod recently and explained all about his luxury tastes.

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