According to the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, the bright red loafers that Pope Benedict XVI wears are not designed by the Milanese fashion house, as has long been rumored.
"Obviously the attribution was false," the Vatican newspaper said in its Thursday's editions.
"Such rumors are inconsistent with the simple and somber man who, on the day of his election to the papacy, showed to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square and to the whole world the sleeves of a modest black sweater," it said.
Still, Benedict's fashion sense has often drawn media attention.
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| In this Dec. 21, 2005 file photo Pope Benedict XVI sports a fur-trimmed hat, "camauro" as he arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience. The devil may wear Prada _ but the pope does not. According to Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano' Thursday, June 26, 2008 edition, the bright red loafers that Pope Benedict XVI wears are not designed by the Milanese fashion house, as has long been rumored. |
