Brunello Cucinelli's love affair with America is in full swing. He was the guest of honor Wednesday night at a cocktail party and dinner thrown by the Hirshleifer family at their newBrunello Cucinelli boutique at the Americana Manhasset. Before the party, WWD sat down with Cucinelli, and through an interpreter, spoke about his whirlwind five-day U.S. visit, spent mostly meeting with financial investors in Boston and New York and socializing with key clients.

The 62-year-old Cucinelli was his animated self, professing his deep love for the American market, which he called his biggest in the world, accounting for close to 37 percent of the business. It's twice the size of the Italian market, his home base. "We have enjoyed a staggering year, a very beautiful year," said Cucinelli, describing his U.S. business. 

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