I prefer being around young people. I don't like situations from the past, definitely no nostalgia. I prefer to think of doing everything new with a different generation that has a different mentality. Giorgio Armani More Quotes by Giorgio Armani More Quotes From Giorgio Armani Retailing has become fiercely competitive. Today there are many large global fashion companies who have opened up mono-brand stores in major cities around the world. When I first opened my boutique in New York, in 1985, there were almost no other European luxury brands present with their own stores. Now Fifth Avenue is packed with huge stores from major Italian and French labels. Giorgio Armani fashion italian world In the beginning, I thought that women needed protection, on a style level, to have the right impact to let them realize their desire for success. Now, many years later, women no longer need a masculine uniform. Women have changed. Giorgio Armani impact style years Technical garments for sporting performance will, I believe, simply become more and more fit for purpose and will perform better and better. What is perhaps more interesting is how this technology will cross over into the fashion mainstream. We already see this trend in everything from footwear to outerwear. Giorgio Armani fashion technology believe When I go on my boat or to my vacation houses, where I still unfortunately spend very little time, I don't go with the celebrities I know but with a close group of friends and people who have worked with me for a long time. Giorgio Armani vacation long people Modern life requires us to be more and more flexible in our attire. Giorgio Armani attire modern modern-life War taught me that not everything is glamorous. Giorgio Armani taught glamorous war To be the best in your field is a great ambition, and requires discipline and a huge amount of effort. The athletes who possess this drive are the ones I am attracted to. Giorgio Armani discipline ambition athlete 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. Giorgio Armani fashion eye reality From the elitism of luxury to the democracy of beauty. Giorgio Armani elitism luxury democracy 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. Giorgio Armani ego artist ambition I started to take care of my body after I turned 50. I never liked how I looked physically because I was too cute, short, with coloring only on my cheeks, the perfect little nose, and then the blue eyes. But I would have preferred to have the look of a tough guy from the wrong side of town - one of those fascinatingly ugly looks. Giorgio Armani eye blue cute It was a long time ago, we were in the office, and we had finished work exhausted. A friend of a friend said 'Hey, take this it will give you energy,' so I thought I'd try it. I didn't know what it was. It made me laugh and laugh, like crazy...to the point that my back hurt' *he holds his hips* 'like I'd just had a baby. Giorgio Armani fashion hurt baby Elegance is not being noticed, it's about being remembered. Giorgio Armani remembered elegance Anyhow, even though I have this home theater, I love going out to the movies. Movies are meant to be experienced together. Giorgio Armani going-out together home Youth culture adopts Armani and adapts it in its own way, as befits youthful enthusiasm. Giorgio Armani enthusiasm culture way Sì is my tribute to modern femininity, an irresistible combination of grace, strength and independent spirit. Giorgio Armani independent grace spirit You have to have doubts. I have collaborators I work with. I listen and then I decide. That's how it works. Giorgio Armani collaborators communication doubt Italy is not widely thought of as a pioneer of youth culture in the way, say, the UK is. Giorgio Armani pioneers culture way Clean lines have always been important to me, both in terms of interiors as well as fashion. For interiors, I am more interested in textures and surface treatments than bold color or print - the vein on a wood or the shine on a lacquer, for example. I know immediately when something isn't working - usually it's a question of consistency - and I make instantaneous decisions on how to remedy the situation. Giorgio Armani fashion shining decision It is imperative to create luxury products that are also functional. My vision for fashion precludes frivolous, fantasy-only designs. That said, fashion does tend to move more quickly than interior design. One doesn't change their couch every season as one does their wardrobe. Giorgio Armani design fashion moving