Giorgio Armani Privé Haute Couture fall 2019

Right off the bat, whatever those rosettes are placed center front on all the girls’ heads…WHY? Then again Armani always seems to have some quirks he works into every collection and this one seemed to have a few more than usual.

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One always expects jackets from him and jackets is what they got in bountiful amounts and in every imaginable glorious configuration. What one does not expect is that he went a bit too far in his FTN (free the nipple) approach which I found to be unnecessary given his lauded credentials and DNA. There was also a message of transparency in a variety of ways.

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The jackets were glorious and even the clouds of tulle were exquisite. Pants are the preferred bottom half and most of them fluid, languid and with a layer of tulle over then which gave an amazing effect to them. One always believes that Armani is about the long and lean even when softened to this extent but what one does not expect are full skirted gowns in varying permutations. In my opinion many of them less successful than his usual fare.

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The palette seemed to be a mix and spring and fall and if you are looking for a theme you might say he went dotty and titty for this outing. The black pieces unquestionably were the most potent as was the overall jacket statement.

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It is possible that an editor’s eye might have helped  but who’s to say that to this man who earned his  stripes during a career that’s spanned almost half a century and evolved into an independently owned and operated multibillion dollar powerhouse of fashion!

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