Monday, March 02, 2015

Giorgio Armani Closes Milan Fashion Week With a Clever Skirt/Pant Combo

Giorgio Armani Closes Milan Fashion Week With a Clever Skirt/Pant Combo:

A look from Giorgio Armani's fall 2015 show. Photo: Imaxtree
A look from Giorgio Armani's fall 2015 show. Photo: Imaxtree
By 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning at Giorgio Armani's show — the last marquee name of Milan Fashion Week — editors, buyers and the rest of the international show-going population were feeling more than just a bit loopy, still digesting the five days of shows they (and we) had seen in Italy before hopping on a flight to Paris. We normally know what we can expect from an Armani collection — clean suiting, sensuous eveningwear, and luxurious wools and silks — but the designer had a few tricks up his sleeve this season that had the audience doing double takes.

On an illuminated runway, the collection opened with separates in a beautiful marbled pattern, shimmering metallics and aquatic shades of blue, grey and purple. Then came the optical illusions: Peter Pan-like collars were paired with a number of looks like a bib necklace, and from afar it was tough to tell whether or not they were attached. Many models' ensembles included bottoms that appeared to be a tulip skirt layered over pants, but were actually one impressively constructed piece that moved beautifully.

Texture added another visual element to a number of pieces, including a swirling blue fur skirt, some fuzzy fringe, a jacket that looked to be box-woven and silk eveningwear embroidered with a marbled pattern. In a final case of us thinking our eyes were playing tricks on us, pairs of models walked side-by-side (and perfectly in unison) wearing the same ensembles — one pair in suits, another in a shimmery evening top with black trousers — in different colorways. Props to Mr. Armani for keeping the fashion flock on its toes before they jet off to Paris. Ciao, Milano!

See the full Armani fall collection below.

Posted by Nelio Inacio at 10:12 AM

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