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 "Liquid and lightness are given by a rarefied range of colors.
It's all very subtle, just like the color palette, which gives a
shape to the clothes," designer Giorgio Armani told reporters at
the end of his show.
But unlike past designs, Armani used a palette of silver, grey,
pastels and soft blues, with touches of darker blue and bright
pink making only a brief appearance on the runway.
"Emotions turn into colors, colors become shapes," read a style
note.
"The woman I portrayed is one that wants to be noticed, she
doesn't slip away dressed like a man with a pencil stuck in her
ruffled hair. She wants to be stunning," Armani added.
Designs were clean and light, with elongated silhouettes, giving
a delicate, almost celestial appearance to the models.
The show opened with delicate sheer flowing skirts matched with
soft satin jackets and worn with stiletto heel sandals.
Satin, in trousers, skirts as well as sophisticated jackets,
reigned on the catwalk, giving a fluid and softly draping flow
to the collection.
Armani said that he added a touch of shine and glimmer to his
clothes and accessories, as women like to "play" with it.
Models in sophisticated suits wore big shiny earrings, elaborate
necklaces and wide-brimmed hats. Tiny bags were tied to the
wrist, small rucksacks were slung onto backs and PVC shopper
bags were held in models' hands.
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Organza was layered on trousers and skirts, adding light as well as
movement, and was also worn on capes.
The 84-year old Italian designer had already entertained the Milan
Fashion Week crowd on Thursday with his Emporio Armani show, held in
an airport and ending with a Robbie Williams concert and described
by all as the must-see event of the week.
Armani also said that the Italian fashion industry had to "defend
itself", in response to a recent article by the New York Times on
workers in the southern region of Puglia being exploited and
underpaid by certain fashion houses.
"There is always an American attack (during Milan fashion week). It
seems to me that in the last years the American (fashion) industry
hasn't done much...," Armani said, dismissing the issue.
Milan Fashion Week ends on Monday, with a show by Japanese designer
Atsushi Nakashima. Dolce & Gabbana is expected to show later on
Sunday.
(Reporting by Giulia Segreti, editing by Louise Heavens)
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