Giorgio Armani: "women 'raped' by stylists. I defend their freedom" - Lifestyle

The message sent by Emporio Armani's catwalk to Milano Moda Donna is a message of freedom. Freedom from the tendencies that "are nothing, we must improve - is the thought of Armani - the woman who lives now".
With this collection, "I have given - he underlines - the maximum freedom to women, who if they have a little head know how to manage this possibility". Armani addresses an invitation to the press immediately after the fashion show: "you should stop talking about trends that are not there, in fact, they must not be there because a swollen jacket does not help to be slim or sexy but to bundle up, it is a trend that I don't recognize as acceptable. "
"It is a moment - Armani said - in which I can say what I think". For this reason, he invites journalists to drop it "to be dominated by this system". Because true freedom - and the Emporio fashion show is proof of this - is choosing what is good : for example "who has beautiful legs will be fine with the short shorts", while "those who have an accentuated rear will be better off with trousers wide for men ". And in the collection there is all this: the short short in satin and the embroidered or ruffled blouse, the trousers with pleats and the top-tie, the complete tunic and soft embroidered trousers and the short dresses in the new shades of green and blue.
Everyone can choose what they want but "let's avoid the ridiculous - it's Armani's position - then let's say that women are raped in a corner, but women continue to be raped by stylists ". That of Armani - he underlines - "is a joke", which arises from a reflection on the impositions of fashion that take away freedom from women, starting from that of dressing according to one's age, one's conformation, one's mentality.
It is no coincidence that in the Emporio Armani line this freedom from trends and regulations dominates and, with the possibility of choosing between long and liquid jackets, small blazers with high buttoning, large and soft trousers, to alternate the masculine rigor of the check and the foot de poule with the softness of the velvet or touches of lace, to be perfect with the white shirt with the jabot or to discover the legs with the short or the short dresses, to play with the knitted boa or to shine in the evening between silks and crystals, to choose between black and bright green, but always respecting themselves.
As for him, "I have given women a freedom, which is a true freedom". While for him it is not freedom, the fact that "the lady walking on the street sees a poster of a woman with her breast and lower back in view, and she wants to do it too: this - she reflects - is a way to rape".
A thought also goes to China and the Coronavirus emergency, "we are quite worried and we do not know - we can breathe a sigh of relief - says Armani. It is not easy to think that in one or five months everything will be resolved and, even if it is resolved the virus, however, remains a sequel: the shops must be rebuilt and love and enthusiasm must be instilled in people again ".