"Finally I can see Milan from above, and without resorting to a drone" jokes Giorgio Armani immediately after
the Emporio line show
, dedicated to a man who wants to fly over his city, whose map is reproduced on the floor of the room of the show.
The starting point of the collection for next winter - which draws warm applause from the guests of the fashion show including Roberto Baggio, I Santi Francesi and Checco Zalone - is
the figure of the aviator of the last century
.
"The real novelty - explains Armani - is that there is a recovery of a fashion, even past, that is close to our hearts, that of the thirties and therefore the aviator of the thirties, which is not a Top Gun but something subtler and more humane".
In fact, the sophisticated severity of the style of the time is always combined with something "a little different from the usual classic", from the color to the fabrics.
"I wanted to have some fun - comments the designer - even we men want to treat ourselves to something different".
Thus, here is the new three-piece suit, where the shirt is replaced by the T-shirt, made in the same typically masculine fabric as the jacket and trousers, with designs that in turn expand the classic houndstooth or Prince of Wales motifs .
And then the trousers, with a shortened length, sometimes almost knickerbockers, combined with boots or oxfords with massive soles.
And yet the jackets, with oblique fastenings or a belt that cinches them at the waist, and the new twin sets, with cardigans and knit vests, to alternate with long tricot coats or vintage-flavored bomber jackets.
Not to mention the colors, which start from the classic Armani greige to get to purple and geranium, "