Giorgio Armani @ FW2012/13 Collection

Giorgio Armani FW2012/13 Men's collection is having <A Play on Fabric> and reinterprets the classic patterns of men’s fabrics with a touch of irony, emphasizing volume, for example tweed, in a range of dolomite-inspired colours, like incredibly light blues and cyan blues, with dots of rust red and oxidized brown. Having a sense of time, of the contemporary, looking to the future yet retaining a strong connection with the past - a “sense of tradition”: this is a value Giorgio Armani has always held on to with determination and consistency. 

  

   
This “dolomite” look is also expressed in the hermetically-sealed zippers on the shirts and matching waistcoats, their minimalism giving a simple, clean cut appearance. It is a look that reappears in the velvet and wide-ribbed corduroy trousers, as well as in the cashmere sweaters that feature prints on light backgrounds for a strong, pleasing contrast.

 

The iconic double-breasted coast is in knitted wool. The fitted, shorter jackets with deconstructed shoulders are matched with 4-dart pants. The collection demonstrates the new Armani silhouette, featuring stretch fabrics throughout, emphasizing the concept of elasticity and comfort.

 

 

The men’s style shoes are tapered with a low heel and come in lace-up or buckle version; with a low heel and a small platform, they are made in contrasting layers of different kinds of leather – brushed calfskin, striped or spotted ponyskin - all dyed in saturated colours like royal blue or bright orange, and of course the classic black & white.

Giorgio Armani FW2012/13 Women's Collection themed <Easy Chic>. The modern woman love to dress in androgynous and masculine clothes, yet feminine subtlety and lightness. The Classisc elements like tailoring seeks eccentricity for its modern feel. and drwas these qualities into a collection whose unmistakable hallmark is the meeting of contradictory opposites.

 

 

  

  

The look is rockabilly and refelcting a fun, bad-girl attitude, imagine slender, yet not snug, pants in grey Prince of Wales ending in a apir of ponited shoes that embriodered, zebra stripe or gleming. With a continual play of contrasts, with technical organza and iron-creased bermuda shorts peeking out from under skirts and dresses with a precise, but edgy design.

The accessories feature a graphic play of contrasts and become objects to be worn: the design has a modern purity, with the gold detailing imparting a precious and assertive tone. The bags have clean, sharp lines, with neo-deco detailing: they are rectilinear with small handles and are made in precious leathers like alligator.The strong contrast of the black alongside the bright colours or patterns emphasises the graphic quality, further accentuated by the brightly-coloured piping. The similarly inspired daywear version features low-slung slippers with a low-cut tapered heel.