Emporio Armani Fall 2009

March 7th 2009

by Lily Stein

Milan Fashion Week was great this year.

Plenty of fantastic collections were unveiled and most of them were so nice that deserve at least a few words to be said about them.

Well, today I would like to speak about Emporio Armani line which neatly encapsulated many of the trends that will be prominent in fall 2009.

The collection was very classy and sophisticated.

It included cut dresses and skirts half way up the thigh paired with various length knee socks, stylish shorts and blouses with nice subtle patterns, skirt suits and dressy jackets, womanly cardigans and really gorgeous coats.

Tough times of the present have influenced the color palette of Armani collection – it was all very sober – with much classic black and midnight blue, all shades of grey and beige, light green and brown.

Lots of velvet was enlivened with Swarovski crystal patterns.

Another notable detail about Armani collection is floral fabric adornment. If last year we saw plenty of floral, ecologically enlightened prints, this year the obsession continues, except now flowers are twisted pieces of materials.

Looks really wonderful!

Throughout the line there were a lot of ruffles and pleats that ran from shoulder to knee or all the way around the neck. No wonder Armani named the Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 collection A New Lightness

Among fall shoe trends we will obviously see lots of wedges and Armani has plenty of them in his line. He likes wedges with lots of zips, that are not functional but look very natty.

There were not so many accessories as I’d expected but those which were present looked fabulous.

Little clutch or a handbag, or even a huge tote looked as an elegant addition to the whole attire.

When it comes to the belt it is all the way thin and adorned with crystals or golden studs. Some magnificent brooches were attached to the dresses and seemed to complement the perfect look of the dress itself.