Apart from the dainty flats, Armani’s Privé couture show was a riot of pinks, velvet and serious glamour
Consider the Cannes ban on flats on the red carpet well and truly overruled. Giorgio Armani, master of red-carpet dressing, showed nothing else with his latest collection of evening wear. At Privé, the exclusive collection that Armani shows at Paris haute couture week, pointed and polished delicate flat mules were worn with velvet trousers, and luxe velvet smoking-room slippers with ball gowns.
The heels were the only down to earth thing about the show. This was power dressing for evening: show-stopping fabrications, striking silhouettes and bold colour. Styled with oversized neon earrings and short, spiky black wigs, it was hard-edged and striking rather than soft-focus princess pretty. Which is what this house does best. Don’t be fooled by the deconstructed tailoring: Armani is boss-dressing, at heart.