Fashion: Armani, rescue?

I love looking at the runway or catwalk shows of the great designers. No matter how nuts they may appear, there’s something usually being said about our times and our lives. I approach the seasons with glee. “Let’s have fun!” I cry, “Let’s rob them of all the good bits and use them in our personal style.”

And yet, the pleasure of seeing wearable clothes is a different thing. That reassures me that it’s alright to be me, that if I am willing to spend that much money, someone wants me as a customer for more than just the face cream and perfume. Armani just scored with me.

Does that not make more sense than any of those bubble skirts we’ve been seeing? Could not any woman within 20 pounds of normal wear a version of this architecturally superb frock? Does she not look like she is wearing it rather than it wearing her? Does it not, in addition, capitalize on the natural softness of a woman?

If you look at the brief coverage in this photo series at the UK Telegraph, you will see no embarrassing nudity and nothing that requires never-heard-of-before hardware to put on. I personally don’t need evening dresses anymore, but these are lovely and indicate to me that the day clothes are probably also fairly kind to the female who wears them.