A good reason to come to Milan, not Expo, only a mediocre country fair, but Armani Silos. This former warehouse of 4500 sq.m. used for the storage of cereals in the 1950’s in Via Bergognone, was inaugurated in May. Within a raw and basic architecture, over four floors, Re Giorgio has set up his history through the thematic presentation of the collections. Each room includes, worn by headless mannequins, a carefully selected array of creations originating from different themes of inspiration, which over time have crossed the collections, from China to India to ‘greige’, that colour, a hybrid between beige and grey which distinguishes the classic suits, mostly men’s suits.
In each room, the very brief descriptions of the source of inspiration and the exact date of each article of clothing build a chronological framework that reveals Armani’s talent forerunner of fashion. The severe choreography is illuminated by backcloths of colourful and sparkling fabrics, suitably chosen to highlight the executive virtuosities and impalpable transparencies of his most spectacular pieces. From this superb representation emerges a multifaceted creativity that perhaps neither the modelling nor the window displays have yet been able to portray
WHERE: Via Bergognone, 40, 20144 Milano