fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoGiorgio Armani obituary
Even before he showed his first collection, in 1975, Armani had been challenging ideas about the male suit and overcoat as they had been constructed since the 1790s on a basis of stiff canvas, interlining, padding and special stitching, so as to reshape a man's torso to look as much as possible like a classical statue. He discarded this armature that helped hide imperfections.
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