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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