Milan Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2018-19: Giorgio Armani Menswear Collection / Emporio Armani Collection

Giorgio Armani Menswear Collection for Autumn-Winter 2018-19; for the man who is comfortable in his own skin.

As shown at Milan Fashion Week in January, Giorgio Armani employs freedom of expression and love of synthesis to explore an imaginary world of action and elegance, inhabited by men who are proud but gentle in their movements.

Men who dress carefully, without frivolity, and who express themselves through nonchalant gestures, in a natural dialogue between body and clothes.

The eight button double-breasted jackets with peak lapels emphasise waist and shoulders, outlining a toned physicality. 

The trousers are fluid, cargo or jogger. The long coats and high-necked bomber jackets bestow a relaxed elegance. The accessories are strong in character: sturdy boots, large, soft backpacks, and hats with earmuffs.

The research focuses on texture: luxurious but never showy, it is expressed through craft materials and processes that make surfaces soft to the touch and opaque in appearance, testament to a life already lived. 

There is a narrative inherent in the colour range: a progressive movement designed to surprise, it opens with cashmere-type muted tones and shades, before fading into light khaki, grey and, finally, solidifying into black, with unexpected touches of emerald and ruby.

Milan Fashion Week Milan Autumn-Winter 2018-19 Emporio Armani Menswear Collection

Emporio Armani Autumn-Winter 2018-19 collection has a decisive, urban spirit, with an emphasis on the idea of new elegance: precious but not frivolous.

The label is a hub of individuality that encourages everyone to be themselves; an identity which is characterised by the projection of one's own personality, finding character, strength and uniqueness in the differences in each of us.

The city wardrobe has a dynamic tone, combining the innovation of the lines with that of the materials. 

The slender and sharp silhouette is evidenced in small-shouldered, double-breasted suit jackets, worn with flowing trousers, a wool trench coat with technical buckles, and a seamless kimono-style bomber. 

The outerwear pays homage to the world of mountain hiking and outdoor activities, with curly-haired sheepskin coats and pony-effect goatskin jackets.

Surfaces are treated and processed to produce tactile effects: chenille sweaters with fade-out patterns, and jacquards with stylised trees and clouds creating a poetic camouflage-effect on sportswear; butterfly wings flutter like flowers on new tuxedos.

The palette is a dense amalgam of greys, blacks and deep blues, energised by the pure white of shirts, the cool tones of greens and blues and the metal accents of gold and bronze. 

Accessories are functional, but come in refined materials: shoes with sharp lines, and capacious handbags featuring embossed patterns.

Source/Images: beautypress/Giorgio Armani / Emporio Armani