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bostoncommon-magazine.com 33 PhotograPhy by Conor Doherty Building Inspiration Max Mara Creative DireCtor Ian GrIffIths's new it bag looks to an arChiteCtural Marvel, anD boston woMen are taking it seriously. by adrienne gaffney Boston has a fan in Max Mara's creative director, Ian Griffiths. "Of all the American cities, I think Boston is probably the one most suited to the classic history of Max Mara," he says with a smile. "It's the heartland of the academic institutions. The Boston woman expresses an aspect of the Max Mara collection because it comes from that very classic origin. She's a woman who needs to dress to be taken seriously as a mind, not just as a body." Max Mara's Ian Griffiths brings the rigor of an architect to designing clothing that women can wear with confidence. continued on page 34 STYLE Tastemaker