Silhouettes remapped the body — trousers integrated sleeve-like panels at the sides that impacted the model's stance, and single-sheet wraps and supple faux leathers seemed to “grow” around the torso. A netted, scuba-like look packed with toylike objects turned accumulation into profile, as if the clothes themselves consumed and imposed contour.
The Spring-Summer 2026 womenswear collection previewed Thursday night during Milan Fashion Week possessed all of the sexy glamour that has defined Cavalli.
Armani’s presence was felt in the elegant relaxed tailoring that mixed the masculine with the feminine, and distinctive with a traveler's touches: kimono fastenings on jackets, raffia crochet caps and flat walking sandals and soft leather booties.
Giorgio Armani hesitated at first when the Brera Art Gallery proposed an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of his signature label, placing his creations among celebrated Italian masterpieces by such luminaries as Raphael and Caravaggio.
Armani gave control of 40% of his business empire to his longtime collaborator and head of menswear Leo Dell’Orco, and another 15% each to niece Silvana Armani, the head of womenswear, and nephew Andrea Camerana, according to his business will posted online Friday by the Italian daily La Repubblica.
