Paolo Banchero spent the majority of last week taking his first trip to Italy, where his father’s family is originally from.
He did all the tourist things — diving into the Mediterranean Sea along the coast — taking in Rome. OK, so it was not quite the tourist thing. He signed a deal with Oakley and got mobbed by fans when he signed at the Luxottica stores in Rome. He went to a Prada fashion show.
You know, the Italy tourist things.
The intrigue though was happening around and behind the scenes in the weeks leading up to that trip.