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敬请期待中文版  CateBlanchett in Armani Privé last night at the Oscars 2016. For A/W2016-17 Armani has done an about-turn, with a captivating, dark andrich palette Picture credit: Getty Images AFTER WATCHING THE OSCARS and sighing at the fashion messthat is the red carpet today, I looked with a benevolent eye at theGiorgio Armani fashion show - so elegant, so polished, soflattering to, and respectful of, women. It all started with black velvet - the words written on the shownotes with the designer's flourishing signature. And there on thewhite runway slashed with black was that deep, dark, seductiveshade, its qualities reflected in the voice of Peggy Lee singing"Fever".  Picture credit: Indigital You never knew how much you loved black velvet until you saw itused here to give depth and richness to apparently simple tailoredclothes. The fashion "story" was the return of trousers: slim,graceful, not at all mannish, any more than the "black ties" -actually pieces of black lacquer - were deliberately male. However,men were welcomed on the runway, looking a touch Bohemian insoft ponchos.  Picture credit: Indigital This show was Armani in his element; making his statement butproviding surprises. They included a wide coat, artisticallysplattered with a pattern.  Picture credit: Indigital Or, by contrast, pretty pink, free-drawn florals as though anImpressionist painter had been let loose.  Picture credit: Indigital After seeing these black glamour gowns, sparking discreetly - insuch contrast to Cate Blanchett's crystal embellished, paleturquoise gown with deep V-neckline or Charlotte Rampling's beadedbrocade sheath with breast pockets - both by Armani Privé and bighits at the weekend Oscars - I had to ask Armani, Why blackvelvet?  CharlotteRampling wears Armani Privé to the Oscars 2016 ceremony Picture credit: Getty Images "It's beautiful, elegant, rich - and the only way you can getthat light and depth," he said.  Picture credit: Indigital (责任编辑：admin) |