No, I'm not complaining about the color. There was an article early in his pontificate about his being a little bit of a clothes horse and specifying certain mfrs and styles. It didn't mention where the money came from.
Yeah, I know about Italian shoes. I don't know WHY I know about them, but I do ... And I also get the color thing.
Yeah, I remember the article. As I see it, the author of the article was just trying to get an article submitted and made a big deal out of nothing. While Benedict XVI did have a regular tailor before becoming Pope, I'm sure he didn't want to offend the tailor that has been making clothes for the Popes for the past ??? years. As far as the designer accessories that he has been spotted wearing, I tend to think they were gifts. Having read about how prayerful and spiritual he is, I just can't imagine him knowing, or caring about, the difference between Fendi and Missoni.