Giorgio Armani FW 0506 Uomo Milan

[oomarhatelier]

someone can tell who's the name of the 2nd boy? he's so cute, but i can't find his name

 

[clay]

Armani has finally went crazy. Not feeling this, atleast most of what i see anyway.

 

[LeEtoile]

It reminds me of " IN LIVIN COLOR" days... TACKY

 

[Mr-Dale]

I actually like it...a lot!

The abstraction as you called it nqth really appeals to me. I like the whole mixture of stuff that normally does not fit together at all, like the suit with the 'new kids on the block'-trousers. It's hard to pinpoint a certain theme or inspiration in this collection, looking at some of the Chinese influences, the dotted blouses, the velvet jackets and then all of the sudden this shoulder hangover piece. All together it creates an interesting mood. But if we were to give this collection a certain name it would definetly be "Abstraction". This might mean something interesting for tomorrows show. B)

 

[nqth]

I think I know what is my "problem":-). It seems that Armani is doing it halfway, but he always does. He wants to be edgy, and at the same time remains Armani. He justs add one "weird" piece to a "normal look". The effects are quite uninteresting to me:-) And he will never make a collection totally about knitts, as Rei did, or make one colour as a theme, like the SS05 H+.

I like the mix, too. But I think I like it more when one mixes diff. things into a garment, not just few pieces of clothes together. We, as customers, do it everyday, so I'd to demand more from a designer:-) It came to my mind when seeing the Pringle show. I love tartan, but preffer the way Comme uses, with inserts, dettachable bands, inside-out or patchwork...

 

[baklanyc]

I think I know what is my "problem":-). It seems that Armani is doing it halfway, but he always does. He wants to be edgy, and at the same time remains Armani. He justs add one "weird" piece to a "normal look". The effects are quite uninteresting to me:-) And he will never make a collection totally about knitts, as Rei did, or make one colour as a theme, like the SS05 H+.

I like the mix, too. But I think I like it more when one mixes diff. things into a garment, not just few pieces of clothes together. We, as customers, do it everyday, so I'd to demand more from a designer:-) It came to my mind when seeing the Pringle show. I love tartan, but preffer the way Comme uses, with inserts, dettachable bands, inside-out or patchwork...

I agree with you. I think Armani tries hard to be edgy and always falls flat. If that's not your look, why force it, if it ends up looking forced? But I suppose even an old brand like his feels the need to keep up and avoid stagnation, but a lot of these pieces remind me of the misguided attempts of the Pierre Cardin brand to try and be 'current' yet using hallmarks of his original breakout style. The result was...well, I found them horrifying. And frankly, even looking beyond the styling, I found a lot of the pieces unwearable, as I do in this collection of Armani's. His tapered ankle relaxed fit trousers seem really out of step, some of his "easy-fit" one-button jackets make even these slim models look large, and the pattern usage just looks like, "I'm an F.I.T. student drawing come to life," because it's so garish and obviously for show, it doesn't have any subtlety.

Is that it? I mean, he's all about the ease in his shapes, but his patterns are so contrasting to that aesthetic, always seem too hard and too graphic. I'm thinking of it now, and if we transpose subtler, more complex patterns on his silhouettes, say, Missoni-style, wouldn't that improve things?

Although nothing can help that olive cropped jacket with the purple velvet banding paired with those trousers. Slap a velvet toque on it and some matching heels, and it's a very mother-of-the-bride!