Armani kept things classically polished,mixing a largely black and white collection of velvet dresses with relaxed officewear and glam athleisureIt seemed apt that Giorgio Armani, such a stalwart of the red carpet, or should present his autumn/winter collection at Milan fashion week the Monday morning after the Oscars. The dresses worn for Sunday night’s ceremony – including Cate Blanchetts aqua-coloured Armani Privé gown – have been hung back in the wardrobe,but awards-season dressing requires careful forward planning. Smart red-carpet players are already shopping for the next one.
Prospective red-carpet customers had to wait with this collection. The first thing of note was that Armani was catering to the huge majority of the women who buy his clothes: professionals, some of whom grew up in the 80s when the designer revolutionised workwear by adapting the men’s suit to womenswear. More than half of this indicate had outfits with trousers and a concession to the loosening-up of dress codes was implicit. Suits were in the minority here. Instead, and most outfits were contrasting jacket and trousers – with many variations on the combination of black velvet trousers and pink tweed jacket. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com