Expectations are not only heating up in the Vatican this week about who will be the new pope but also regarding who will dress him after white smoke finally emits from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.
Raniero Mancinelli, 86, has personally handcrafted cassocks for three popes at his now famed shop, Mancinelli Clero, located close to the Vatican in Rome, since 1962, reportsThe Times.
Though the veteran tailor has dressed three popes during their reigns, he has yet to supply the cassock and cape worn by a new pope when he steps on to the balcony at St Peter’s Basilica after his election.
