"Simone" stars Al Pacino as disillusioned film director Viktor Taransky, who creates the first totally believable synthetic actress: Simone. However, swept up by her instant success, including a major singing career, Taransky cannot bear to admit his fraud to the world or himself.

Al Pacino wearing a Zegna suit in the movie Simone.
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The film also stars Catherine Keener, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman and Jay Mohr. And introducing Simone as herself. "Simone" is written, directed and produced by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Andrew Niccol (writer/director of "Gattaca," and writer/producer of "The Truman Show").

For Pacino's role, "Simone's" costume designer, Elisabetta Beraldo, needed a wardrobe that made a timeless, yet fashionable statement.

Beraldo, who has also created the wardrobes for Gregory Hoblit's "Hart's War" and "Frequency" and two Gregory Nava films, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" and "Selena," chose Zegna for its superior product.

"Zegna is famous for its classic style yet contemporary look. The designer clothing provides the best fit, finest material and tremendous quality," said Beraldo.

A big-screen fashion veteran, Zegna has been featured in numerous blockbuster films on many of Hollywood's leading men; Nicholas Cage in "The Family Man," Will Smith in "Enemy of the State," "A Civil Action" with John Travolta and "Devil's Advocate" with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves.

Ermenegildo Zegna caters to many celebrities off the red carpet as well, including Tobey Maguire, Denzel Washington, Kyle Maclachlan and Jim Caviezel.

The Ermenegildo Zegna Group is the world leader in fine men's clothing. Still managed as a family business by the fourth generation of the family, Ermenegildo Zegna was founded in 1910 in Trivero, a small town in the Biella Alps, by Ermenegildo Zegna.

Known for its superb tailoring and careful cut, the ready-to-wear clothing line also includes knitwear, leatherwear, sportswear (Zegna Sport) and accessories. With boutiques in Paris, Milan, New York and Beverly Hills, Ermenegildo Zegna has grown into a top fashion design house with 391 stores in 64 different countries.