RUNWAY: Giorgio Armani SS19

Giorgio Armani looked back at his archives some 30 years to reissue an old logo from the 1980s and with that came softly tailored designs that were almost reminiscent of that era but with shoulders more taut, pants wide and fluid and cutting off just before the ankle for the most part. This latter design choice is more keeping with the times rather than referencing the past. As Armani edges closer to his eventual retirement (it has to happen at some point, non?) his self referential collections shows the elegance of his designs and the almost timelessness of it, with soft abstract patterned knits or Japanese-inspired tailoring.