…………………Looking at an Armani show is like being a kid in a candy store….there’s so much to see…that it’s hard to comprehend everything that passes in front of you…..you finally just relax…..and enjoy the view!!
………………..Armani’s evening clothes had many of his signature looks….though there were some surprises…….but mostly just beautiful clothes in beautiful fabrics with extraordinary embroideries……It is on his Couture Prive Collection that all of his best experimental ideas in evening wear takes center stage……but I’m sure many of the evening clothes shown on his Ready To Wear collection will appear on REDÂ CARPETS……It saddens me to see him aging…..the last of the GREATS!
……………………If you could choose ANYWHERE in the WORLD, all expenses paid……for a dream vacation where would it be???……I would pick a secluded island somewhere in Greece…..Not one of the very popular touristy islands like Mykonos, been there done that…..but a quiet island with wonderful empty beaches and fabulous food!
…………..Last night I was in the mood for some HOT ITALLIAN SAUSAGE…..with red, orange and yellow PEPPERS cooked in olive oil, red balsamic vinegar….and some pepper….With that some ROASTED POTATOES……..YUM…YUM…YUM!
……………….I was a fan of MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI when she and PIERPAOLO PICCIOLI designed VALENTINO together……Of course you never know when a collection is designed by a team who actually designed what! Who’s influence was greater or was it an equal collaboration…..I always assumed the more feminine clothes were designed by Maria…..I think I may have been wrong. When they split and Maria went on to Dior and Pierpaolo remained at Valentino it soon became obvious that he was responsible for the feminine clothes that were a Valentino signature…….From her first collection at Dior I was disappointed, and I have been disappointed ever since…..It’s not that I don’t think she’s a talent, because compared to many so called designers today….she’s a genius. I guess I always liked Pierpaolo’s ESTHETIC more……Technically she is very good, but I always find something lacking in her collections…..SPIRIT and FANTASY, and always a little dour…….When Donna and I co-designed the Anne Klein collection some would always try to guess who designed what……50% of the time they were wrong!……ALL that said…..I think this was one of Maria Grazia’s better collections……….I think her more masculine clothes out shown the feminine clothes. She just seems to have a better understanding of masculine clothes…….I find her feminine clothing is a little CLICHE…….Her dependence on lots of ruffles….and SHEER SHEER fabrics made many of the clothes look more suitable for a BORDELLO than a red carpet….but that’s just MHO…..As I said, for me it was one of her better collections…..The production was outstanding….the staging and the set was wonderful, but the models were disturbingly ROBOTIC….It all must have cost a pretty penny!…..Thank goodness the bags looked great!