Armani's gold

The warm embrace of gold. A color that envelops, reassures, immediately brings to mind elegance, a value that Giorgio Armani has always protected with his fashion. The designer dedicated the spring-summer 2023 Fil d'Or collection to gold with a declaration of intent: not wanting to make easy compromises in order to defend an aesthetic integrity, which goes beyond fashions. «I am in love with my work, with elegance, with the knowledge that this is a good message for the world,» the designer stated. «It was not difficult even though I was faced with different realities that have their own success. It was a violent confrontation. I have to be mindful of what is going on around me, doing things that fit into my story».

Today, this idea of consistency takes shape through a color, which has always been associated with preciousness. A shimmer that envelops the catwalk, propped up by bamboo canes in the name of the designer's own fascination with the Orient, and that initially overlooks accessories, sneakers, handbags, belts and jewelry. «The right accessories alone contribute to making a woman elegant,» to triumph in the finale in nine glittering dresses, the same ones that walked the runway on Sunday night at the Sustainable fashion awards of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, during which the designer was awarded by Cate Blanchett for his skills as a visionary. And under the lights of Teatro alla Scala’s stage, the shine of fabrics and paillettes is enhanced to the extreme. «I cannot even make a dress without a paillette,» Armani said with a smile. «And to think that, a few years ago, wearing paillettes during the day was unacceptable, while today is a common habit».

Light, lightness, and extreme softness are the key words of this collection that combines the exoticism of mandala motifs and the glow of shantung with urban silhouettes highlighted by flat shoes. Jackets are elongated, duster coats are impalpable, pants are soft but dry and overlaid with a panel of fabric, because «the wide pant is no longer a novelty, so I made pants that look like skirts and skirts that look like pants,» Armani continued. Tops are clothed in the radiance of crystals, while silk jackets are crisscrossed with ethnic patterns that make the mind travel to faraway lands.

Judgement. It is exciting to see Giorgio Armani being awarded on Teatro alla Scala’s stage. As it is exciting to see the collection of nine glittering dresses closing the designer’s runway, the last big name in a Milan Women Fashion Week in perfect form. Integrity is the key word in his work which, beyond current fashion trends, makes a huge statement regarding Made-in-Italy elegance. (All rights reserved)