Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Armani Privé FALL2018 HAUTE COUTURE


If you want slick, sleek, refined, demure, classy, clean, chic, elegant, modern clothes you have come to the right place... you even get to have pants!
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It comes as no surprise that Armani delivers a mostly tailored message yet with the counter point of softness below the waist and then you have Armani dresses, gowns and flou!  
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Armani shines when he sticks to his palette and strays off course when he decides to go all out for color... one might even say lots of oopsies in that area but all is forgiven when you look at the perfection he delivers along with the missteps.
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Yes, I could live without the hats and the over the top flourishes but then again this is couture and that is what makes couture a fantasy and a reality. He is apparently one of the very few who showed accessories of any kind and yet he showed jewelry, handbags and shoes as well as those sorts of silly bellboy hats that were superfluous at best most of the time.
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The collection is flawlessly and meticulously rendered and he is always true to his DNA. The brand is his and he makes it his , he owns that  DNA and massages it relentlessly, remember there was a time when the maestro offered dresses that looked more like uniforms than anything any  woman might really want. 
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Once the business grew, so did his design staff and so did his categories of what he sees as evening wear in the most raffiné and soigné way possible. These are unquestionably rich lady clothes for women who have nothing to prove.
A for his “color departure” it can be said that most were not exactly what I would call faithful to the brand but there were exceptions and they were exquisite ... just as exquisite as the rest of the collection. He always manages to show clothes that appear to be almost weightless … even the tailored and structured pieces; that in itself is an art and skill that not many can lay claim to. 
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As is often the case, this collection stands apart from the flock as it is not a dalliance or souk of styles ... this is focused intentional and pure Armani albeit with some humor and a rarity when he steps outside his comfort zone.
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