This 86-year-old tailor wears a different outfit every day - and he looks amazing

Ali is an 86-year-old tailor who appears each day in a different outfit. Zoe Spawton is the Berlin-based photographer who's been documenting him.

Their collaboration formed the basis of the acclaimed blog 'What Ali Wore', and would develop into a touching friendship.

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Spawton has been taking photos of Ali's fashion choices since 2012, when she posted this photo in August:

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First photo! Ali walks past the cafe I work at in Berlin every morning at 9:05am. I’m not sure where he is going, but we always say hello to each other. He always wears such great clothes.

I don’t speak much German and he speaks a little bit of English, but I managed to ask if I could take his photo. He gladly accepted.

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At first, as Spawton says, they couldn't communicate much.

But one night, she ran into him on a train on the other side of the city, and managed to glean that he has lived in Berlin for 44 years, is a retired doctor, and has 18 children.

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Over the next three years, the pair grew closer.

They attended picnics and weddings together, as well as photographing eachother.

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Spawton, who hopes to compile the blog, photos and experience into a book, tells indy100:

My relationship with Ali is unique and surprising. It's especially rewarding seeing as it's quite difficult for us to communicate in broken German!

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Getting to know someone from a completely different culture and generation to myself has been wonderful.

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See more of What Ali Wore, here.

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