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Armani pays tribute to Ukraine suffering with silent show
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Thoughtful designer: Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani acknowledges the public after his catwalk show for the Fall/Winter 2022/2023 collection on the sixth day of Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on Sunday. (AFP/Miguel Medina)
G
iorgio Armani switched off the music to hold his Milan fashion show in silence on Sunday out of respect for the people caught in the Ukrainian conflict.
Models strutted down the catwalk in an eerie quiet, interrupted by applause from the audience, wearing short jackets in pastel hues and shiny, sequined black and silver dresses.
"My decision not to use any music was taken as a sign of respect toward the people involved in the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine," read a post across a black banner on the fashion designer's Twitter account.
"The best thing to do is send a message that we don't want to celebrate because something very disturbing is happening around us," the 87-year-old designer, visibly moved, later said on the sidelines of the show.
Both male and female models sported black velvet coats, jackets and trousers for the 2022/23 fall/winter collection, sometimes with dabs of blue, or a red trim. There were also electric blue silk evening gowns and sleeveless blouses, embroidered tops, long white overalls and flowery prints.
Designs from Armani's main line traditionally bring down the curtain on Milan's fashion week, which this season hosted mainly in-person catwalk shows rather than digital presentations, including by the likes of Prada, Gucci and Dolce&Gabbana.
