GIORGIO ARMANI
Men's Collection
Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection
SPRING / SUMMER 2012
MEN'S FASHION WEEK MILAN
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IN THEIR WORDS…
GIORGIO ARMANI SPRING/SUMMER 2012 COLLECTION
PRINTWEAR
GEOMETRIC MOTIFS, DYNAMIC, IN MICRO AND MACRO SCALES: THIS IS THE
THEME THAT DEFINES THE NEW GIORGIO ARMANI COLLECTION FOR MEN.
“THE USE OF PRINT ON BOTH SHIRTS AND TROUSERS CREATES AN
INTERESTING VISUAL EFFECT THAT ELONGATES AND STREAMLINES THE
SILHOUETTE, WHICH IS SET OFF BY THE CONTRASTING JACKET WITH ITS
SOFT LINES AND NATURAL PROPORTIONS,” OBSERVES GIORGIO ARMANI.
FABRICS AND MATERIALS ARE LIGHTER THAN EVER TO EMPHASISE THE
DECONSTRUCTED TAILORING OF THE SINGLE-BUTTON OR DOUBLE-BREASTED
JACKETS. THESE ARE COMPLEMENTED BY INNOVATIVE TROUSERS WITH DARTS,
A SHADE LOWER IN THE CROTCH AND WITH THE ZIP PLACED AT A SLIGHT
DIAGONAL. THE NARROWER HEMS ARE SOMETIMES GATHERED IN BY A
BUTTONED TRIM.
COLOURS AND GRAPHICS COMBINE BEAUTIFULLY IN A SERIES OF PRINTS
AND ARE APPLIED TO DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND GARMENTS INTENDED
FOR A VARIETY OF USES, PRESENTED IN A PALETTE OF PALE, FADED SHADES
THAT BLEND NATURALLY WITH THE SKIN. FROM TIME TO TIME, ESPECIALLY
IN THE KNITWEAR, GLOSSY EFFECTS HIGHLIGHT THE SHAPES AND DESIGNS.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE SHOES, WHERE THE KEY
MODELS ARE LIGHTWEIGHT SPORTY BROGUES AND ESPADRILLES IN A RANGE
OF MATERIALS, SUCH AS VELVET, CROCODILE SKIN AND THE FINEST SUEDE.
THIS PRECISE AND REFINED STYLE EXPRESSES ITSELF THROUGH EVERY DETAIL.
THINK CURZIO MALAPARTE WITH HIS PERFECTLY SLICKED BACK HAIR.
Photos: Giorgio Armani