Simply Abu Dhabi XIII

2 2 0 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I GIORGIO ARMANI WOMENSWEAR - SPRING SUMMER 2014 L ight and shadow. Fabrics that transform and play with volume and form. Subtle equilibriums that reveal an unexpected solidity. Standards turned upside down. Extreme lightness achieved by placing one fabric over another, creating shadowy effects and appearing to split the garment. These are the hallmarks of the Giorgio Armani Womenswear Spring/Summer 2014 collection. The absolute freedom of shape with which Armani embues the clothing generates the sense of a fluidity that is removed from the body, sliding, fluttering, slipping away to reveal the silhouette of the figure in a natural, relaxed stance. Ethereal shapes and fabrics create ultra- feminine billowing silhouettes, all worked in luxurious and elegant tones. Surprising colours mark the collection, with Majorelle Blue surfacing in transparent dresses, tunics and pea coats. There are shades of anemones and the red of the coral in Sciacca, just like a magical garden beneath the sea. Colours are lightened and changed by featherlike jacquard silk; by embroidered, elaborate fabric; by the near-ephemeral tricot of silk and elasticised cotton. For the evening, floral prints are embroidered to give a double effect, or detailed with the same embroidery on the front only. In the same spirit of metamorphosis, flat boots become new ankle boots with a plexiglass heel, leaving the foot bare. The new bags for 2014 finish the look, from citrus-toned clutches, to shell-coloured totes accented in soft pink suede.

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