G.iorgio Armani does not wait any longer. And in this early year where the wave of Covid infections, due to the numerous variations, returns to worry Europe, it is the first to announce the cancellation of fashion shows which should have been held in January a Milan it’s at Paris. Once again the designer is among the first to react to the emergency situation.
The Armani Uomo and Alta Moda 2022 fashion shows have been canceled
Specifically, the Maison announces that will not be held the fashion shows Emporio Armani And Giorgio Armani men’s Fall Winter 2022/2023, respectively scheduled for Saturday 15 January and Monday 17 January 2022, within the fashion week of Milan Men’s Fashion (January 14-18, 2022). And right on the day the draft of the calendar of the week of Haute Couture Parisian (January 24-27), announces the cancellation of the Giorgio Armani Privé Spring Summer 2022 Haute Couture show, scheduled for the evening of January 25th.
The finale of the Giorgio Armani Men’s SS 22 show (Photo: Imaxtree).
Health First of all
“The decision was made reluctantly by the designer, after careful consideration, in consideration of the worsening of the epidemiological situation” reads the note issued by the fashion house. And the choice of the designer, considering his pioneering positions regarding the protection of the safety of collaborators and the public, is not surprising: health is once again a priority, despite the show remains a fundamental and irreplaceable moment. One has to ask: who will follow him? In fact, many of his prominent colleagues appear in the men’s month calendar and in the Parisian Haute Couture calendar.
Giorgio Armani and Covid
King George was among the first major international names to have suspended the February 23, 2020 the women’s show, at the first wave of the epidemic. The Armani Group announced on March 26, 2020 the conversion of all its Italian production plants in the production of disposable gowns intended for the individual protection of health workers committed to tackling the Coronavirus, as well as donating over and above 2 million euros to research and hospitals. “It is time for Italy to prove mature”, wrote the designer in an open letter to the fashion system addressed to WWD in July 2020 “now we have to slow down and realign”.
The resumption of the Armani shows live in 2021
After the show on TV on September 26, 2020, in 2021 the return to the medium of the live show, albeit with reduced guests: unforgettable, the One Night Only for the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Armani Hotel in Dubai and that ofHaute Couture Spring Summer 2021 in Milan, at Palazzo Orsini, the heart of his atelier.
The latest milestone, in November 2021, was the honor of Knight of the Grand Cross Order of Merit decorated with a large cord, conferred by decree of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, for very high merits. And there is no doubt that Giorgio Armani’s conduct towards the facts related to the Coronavirus has played its part.