Giorgio Armani was in a poetic mood when he whisked up this Armani Privé collection. Set against a sunset backdrop, it oozed the sort of colour effects you might see if you squint your eyes at the outer spectrum of the sun just as it dips into the sea - or when you order from the cocktail menu during happy hour.
Pale rosebud pinks, softest baby blue and ombre vanilla and grey raw silks were spun into collarless jackets, slender fitted strapless dresses, worn over matching organza blouses, or tailored, round necked jumpsuits.
IN PICTURES: See the Armani Privé collection
It could have been overly saccharine and at times sugar levels did indeed soar to near diabetic levels, but three key elements brought things back from the brink. First those trousers - no one cuts an Armani pant like, well, Armani. Wide, pleated and fluid as the Coalition government's every last policy, they're every bit as elegant as a little black dress, and never more so than in the black velvet he sent out with a majority of looks.
Models at the finale of the show. Photo: Getty
It's true that some of the styling at the start of the show, which had the models in knee length collarless artist's coats and blouses with Philip Treacy berets, made them look like distinctly eccentric. But forget them. The lesson here is that every woman should probably have a pair of Armani wide trousers in her wardrobe - or at least every tall woman. Every other woman should probably settle for a slimmer pair and one of those gorgeous, glittery, sporty-meets-red-carpet cardigan-jackets he showed.
The third winner was the evening wear, which is probably what his front row - Shailene Woodley, Sophia Loren, Zoe Saldana, Isabelle Huppert, Claudia Cardinale and Michelle Yeoh - really came to see.
A lightened up sense of ease, amplified with translucent, loosely cut layers made for a cooler, more relaxed vibe than the usual trussed up, over wrought red carpet looks that couture so often winds up giving us.
Less really can be more, and Armani, of all designers, is well placed to lead the way.
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Via: Paris Haute Couture: Armani Prive autumn/winter 2012
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