Giorgia Armani brings the ski-resort attire to the urban streets of a buzzing city with his Fall 2019 collection for Emporio Armani.
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The show notes that the pieces were ‘designed for a hybrid habitat’, and are “sporty but urban at its core”. What does this mean? The designer imagines a laid-back man who still wants to feel well-put together, hence we saw smart tracksuits and hooded jumpers worn under sharp tailoring, all styled with sneakers or boots.
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The first part of the show featured plenty of animal-like texture (all faux) in black and grey, before he introduced oversized puffer coats styled with Yeti boots. The knitwear was exceptional and wouldn’t look out of place at some lavish apres-ski location, with the middle section of the show dedicated to on-the-slopes style. Out came the waterproof coats with multiple oversized pockets, a velvet ski suit and wide-fit trousers.
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Tailoring was neat and elegant, as expected of Armani, but the final part of the collection really fused the two ideas together. The all-white separates were perfectly layered that resulted in a harmonious balance of sport and metropolitan wear, while the final series of snake print velvet blazers reminded us once again why a man always turns to Armani for formal yet contemporary sense of dressing.
