Giorgio Armani Men’s Spring 2022
The king is alive and well.
Right after his men’s spring show, which for the designer marked the return to the physical format, Giorgio Armani gathered journalists in a gazebo in the garden of his building on Milan’s Via Borgonuovo to reassure them about his physical condition. Twenty days ago, the designer fell down the stairs in a local movie theater and he broke his left shoulder. “You cannot imagine the pain,” he said, showing a big scar running down his arm.
Despite the difficulties, the designer was back on track for fashion week and on Monday night in Milan he took the final bow holding the hand of his longtime collaborator Leo Dell’Orco, who works with him on the men’s line. Actually, Armani praised the work of Dell’Orco and of his niece Silvana Armani, who is at his side on the women’s line. “I’m preparing my future with the people around me,” said Armani, hinting at the fact that the two will play a key role in the future evolution of the company.
However, Armani with this show demonstrated he remains firmly at the helm of his empire. And despite his dislike of the idea of trends — a concept he again reiterated during the meeting after the show — his take on men’s fashion over the past few decades has never been as in vogue as it is today.
In a world where ease and effortlessness are returning to the center stage, Armani’s signature sense of style is immensely relevant. The designer’s laid-back elegance can be the real option for those men who want to embrace comfort without renouncing sophistication. “A man must always preserve its allure,” said Armani, and the models who walked his latest runway had plenty of that.
