Meet the Roman tailors who will make the pope's official attire
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Meet the Roman tailors who will make the pope's official attire
As the papal conclave ends with the emergence of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel to signify the selection of a new pope, tailors are creating the papal vestments — the pope's official attire.For centuries, papal garments have been crafted along Rome's cobblestone streets near the Vatican, where skilled artisans maintain traditions dating back generations.Raniero Mancinelli, whose shop opened in the 1960s just steps from the Vatican, has prepared three cassocks in different sizes for the new pontiff.\"Tres size... Small medium, large,\" the 86-year-old told CBS News through a translator. \"You don't know if the next Pope is going to ..