Weighed down by dark colors and heavy reptile, the Giorgio Armani spring collection feels more like a lackluster fall range than anything else. The collection of monochromatic prints, sheen materials, preppy piping, mandarin collars, suits; both pale and dark contribute elements to a collection that has been lost in translation. The walking duos were as bizarre and out of place as the terry cloth numbers. The collection feels as if there were way too many cooks in the kitchen and we are just curious voyeurs who witnessed a proposal, numerous bachelor parties and the wedding. All in all, the whole event was entirely too much and beyond exhausting. The collection lacked a focal point and it’s really a shame, because in cases like this, interesting details do often get overlooked.
Can we please stop with the 1980s inspiration (the women outfits)? It’s 2009.
Can we please stop with the 1980s inspiration (the women outfits)? It’s 2009.
I guess I might admit that there does exist a hint of the 1980s in this collection (if you look for it), but its definitely a 2010s perspective … seeming moreso to continue with where the last 25 years of fashion have left off and then combining it with a bit of Jetsons upscale. Note that trademark ’80s details are missing; broad shoulders, hats, big buttons, baubles, belts, leggings, … etc.
So, I would say, .. its just an exciting collection that if it were to remind you of better times, so what. That being said, some of the details hinting of ’80s excess’ might be insensitive to our current Depression. (no denial of the facts here)
The thing that bothers me most is when people re-invent the past and then try to claim it is an accurate representation of it (ie: fashions in Happy Days, That ’70s show etc.) when in fact its skewed from a current perspective. That being said, this collection is its own – and not a 1980s parade.