How can it be that Mr. Armani manages to stay true to
himself, his brand DNA, his vocabulary and everything that you conjure when you
think of his clothes and still be relevant, modern and evolved. Possibly the key is the evolutionary aspect
of his collections and how he redefines not industry standards of beauty, chic
and taste but his own standards for those facets of fashion.
The shots of color are always welcome here as they are
usually and today no differently, pure
and vibrant colors, never tacky brights, the addition of prints to his
collections without ever overpowering the designs and the immaculate
presentations that he offers season after season.
Of course, we have his perfect tailoring and this season, he
gives us a run for the money with his versions of shorts/culottes/split skirts,
the abbreviated yet not cartoonish blazer/jacket and why is it that when
“everyone” is doing transparent and his
seems to be not a trend but integral to the design.
Yes, I admit I am a great fan of Armani, both for men and
women, but there is so much to be said for collections that display polish and
mastery. His collections display such
devotion to the art of fashion and he
consistently delivers commercial collections that are hardly of the basic variety. Granted, this Spring grouping will not set
the fashion world on fire but god knows there are lessons to be learned from
his perseverance and slavish dedication to retaining all things Armani.
Mr. Armani employs the lightest of hand when he renders his
tailoring and most certainly carries that through when he trots out his take on
dresses. Hard to believe that for many
years he was unable to “design” a dress but that was not uncommon in the Milan
Collections; many designed what I referred to as stewardess uniforms and tried
to pass them off as day dresses but then came the concept of design studios and
designers suddenly weren’t actually responsible for the design of every single
piece of a collection. Once design
studios became de rigeur, the entire complexion of the fashion business changed
and every designer who was deficit in an area of design was suddenly brought up
to speed.
Indeed, the evolution of Armani has been revolutionary in a
business that boasts change, touts newness and modernity as prominent factors
that determine success. Mr. Armani has
catered to his clients for years, he delivers clothes that they want and
wear and he does not reinvent himself
season after season which certainly isn’t working for so many designers that
inhabit the current cast of characters in the fashion business. Let that marinate in your head!!
One more time I get to say Brava Giorgio!
P.s> the fassholes
will be displeased !
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