Giorgio Armani - 2014 Fall Winter - Menswear Collection

It s more than a jacket, it s a concept of style and behaviour. It s an anatomical study that reworks the emblem of the Armani universe, bringing an evolutionary element to tradition. After the comfortable deconstructed jacket of the 70s with its big shoulders, the jacket is now becoming more like the classic cardigan, borrowing from knitwear, with its raglan shoulders and sculpted torso. The result is an athletic male silhouette with a spirit of sobriety. To achieve this, special processes such as rough cutting have been used, as well as thermo adhesives and linings; generally, fabrics with a warm and comfortable feel have been chosen, less rigid and more agile. The colour palette is a traditional range of masculine hues: dark sand, blue and brown, all treated to achieve a flannel effect. In clothing that allows the use of colour without it seeming forced, such as jerseys, shirts, waistcoats and trousers, there are Indian-inspired délavé tones such as burgundy, jade green and mauve. Graphic effects are set aside to make way for a more clear and considered look. The shirt, often in white, serves to humanise the overall look, which is also distinctively echoed in the range of accessories, which serve to make this new way of dressing current, young and modern.