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Armani Privé
Designer: Giorgio Armani

• “Only a few living designers can execute a couture show where almost every look glistens as much with classic timelessness as it does with innovation. Giorgio Armani, 78, is one of them.” [The Associated Press]
• “When Armani’s on form, with a non-tricksy pair of trousers on his mind, it’s a treat. These trousers—and there were plenty of them in this Armani Privé collection—were silky, flat fronted, slim, with an architectural kick at the hem, sharp as a shark’s fin.” [The Daily Telegraph]
• “With the Oscars just a month away, it’s safe to assume that Uma Thurman and Hilary Swank, both in pride of place front row, were in search of the type of understated but ultra-luxe big entrance dress that Armani has clothed their ilk in since the 1980s. If their well-mannered applause was anything to go by, they may have found it.” [Grazia Daily]
• “Of course, there were pants galore, often in mikado satin and fitted to a practical fault. It was those pants that clarified a characteristic of Armani’s couture: its tension, in radical opposition to the ease on which he founded his empire. He’s working something out here. Today, the experiment yielded some fascinating results.” [Style.com]
• “So, given that it’s highly likely that Armani will be attiring plenty of stars on the night itself, what might they be wearing? Well, you could bet the statuette that some of his elaborately constructed evening looks will come into play, if the recent trend for major, major scale below the waist, seen at the Globes, is going to continue.” [Vogue.com]
• “An ethnic fusion of colour, shape and style.” [Vogue.com UK]
• “Armani was warm and talkative during a backstage preview. ‘You won’t find any more the Armani who does the male jacket,” he said. “Having courage means turning a page.’ Perhaps so, but that doesn’t mean turning one’s back on a lifetime of beloved stimuli.” [WWD]