Word: giorgio
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Those homely virtues-longevity, consistency-are the ones emphasized by Saint Laurent's rivals, such as Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld, in commenting on the Met's selection, and this is not faint praise. Members of the high-fashion elite are rich and coddled celebrities who seldom breathe unscented air, but they risk their names and their companies in the cold atmosphere of commerce with each new collection. There are not many truly wealthy private clients left, and they instinctively flock to whatever guru has had his inspiration certified by the press and by a chic popular line...
...Joel Giorgio, a union member picketing at the museum, said he was prepared to stay off the job "as long as we have...
...decades women have raided men's wardrobes for their own clothing, appropriating everything from combat fatigues to tailored shirts. The current dress-for-success fad demands conservative suits for the office, and designers such as Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren create unstructured blazers and oversized jackets for the more stylish. Just when it seemed that there was nothing left in the masculine closet to imitate, Designer Calvin Klein has made a new raid: women's underwear boldly based on men's models. Women's Wear Daily is declaring it a hit. The collection, predicts the paper...
Called the Aroma Disc system, the new machine is expected to retail for $20. Upscale versions, priced as high as $125, will include a choice of ceramic camouflage (cats, clowns and art deco birds) designed by Giorgio Sant'Angelo. To improve the smell of the surroundings, one inserts a "fragrance record" into the machine. The company will not divulge its proprietary technology, but the scent is released when the oil-filled discs are warmed slightly in the machine. The discs will come in both long-playing versions that put out the same odor for five hours (price...
...deliver us-"directional." All these concepts are greatly honored in the world of fashion, even when they may not be recognized. Show clothes that are funny, disrespectful and touched by madness, as Vivienne West wood did, and you risk not being taken seriously. But show without a show, as Giorgio Armani did with his mannequins and video, and you JE risk being taken no way at all. You may default on your lifetime role in that seasonal display of glamour, giddiness and social scrambling that travels from country to country like a medicine show offering cures for which there...