Zitat des Tages von Giorgio Armani:
During a fashion show, I want the clothes to speak. The effort I put into my work must be respected.
I wanted to dress the woman who lives and works, not the woman in a painting.
Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm so popular around the world.
These days, as I am older and wiser, I realize that there is a danger in becoming an icon, as people can see you as remote and untouchable, and they are less willing to tolerate you doing things that don't fit with their preconceived idea of you.
My well-known aesthetic sense, which is so obvious and personal, spontaneously spurs me to challenge myself with different disciplines.
When I started, I had nothing. Because my family was really, really, really poor.
If I eat at the Emporio Armani Caffe, my favorite thing to order is risotto or pasta with tomato sauce in winter; in summer, I prefer a Caprese salad, Parmigiano cheese flakes, or some truly fresh ricotta cheese.
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best.
I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet.
These designers have no reserve. They've chosen a path and thrown themselves onto it head first, regardless of everything. Whether or not their designs are sellable or vulgar. As long as it's new and people talk about it. That is the truth.
The difference between style and fashion is quality.
Why do I put myself in a position to be cast aside or not considered as I would like to? Because I am a creative mind, because I still aspire to be one.
I would say that my idea of style and my taste are the same as when I began: They express my deep appreciation of all that is simple and linear... I always want to keep up with the times but without altering the essential characteristics of my philosophy.
I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.
There are always protests, whether you do something good or bad. Even if you do something beneficial, people say you do it because it's advertising.
I must make decisions every five minutes and give the impression of being sure of myself! Sincerely, this is the cause of my verbal violence.
I don't like women who follow fashion in the sense of becoming victims of it. I like women who have elegance, who have allure, who use fashion, rather than the other way around.
This is very much my philosophy as a fashion designer. I have never believed in design for design's sake. For me, the most important thing is that people actually wear my clothes. I do not design for the catwalk or for magazine shoots - I design for customers.
I am happiest in public, working in my world. Then I can be the star. That I can do. When I am not working, I am more guarded, set apart. It's not my life, that. I like interactions, but interaction that is not forced.
There are so many things to take into account - your ambition, your ego, the press, the consumers. You can never be sure that you'll be on top of the pile again.
In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops.
To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.
China approaches fashion with strong enthusiasm. And I believe that this enthusiasm can be translated into something interesting, economically speaking. Not only for my brand, but also for other brands.
I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.
The idea of the museum is to show my work since the start, and I wanted to show all of it, not just to choose between different pieces. They are grouped together in themes - minimalism, androgyny, black and white, graphic, flowers, and so on - from the earliest designs to the most recent ones.
Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer.
A well-maintained physique is a great business card. Ideas and intelligence are what matters, but if you have a well-maintained physique, it's better.
You can think you've made it and yet the next day's press will always be waiting for you, the public will always ask more of you. In short, you can always do better!
I was an observer. I liked to listen rather than openly express myself. This trait is something that I've retained over the years.
War taught me that not everything is glamorous.
Jeans represent democracy in fashion.
That is always what I've had to do in life: to show I am capable of surviving.
I get really frustrated when people say that a collection is not very 'Armani.' Iconic status can be like a pair of handcuffs, especially if, like me, you wish to continually stretch yourself creatively, as Warhol did.
Without insecurities, I think one becomes a little bit of an idiot.
My work has taught me to pay great respects towards human beings.
It is difficult to talk about fashion in the abstract, without a human body before my eyes, without drawings, without a choice of fabric - without a practical or visual reality.