Giorgio Armani Quotes

Elegance is not about being noticed, it’s about being remembered

When you think of stylish fashion designers, you probably think of Tom Ford, Donatella Versace, Giorgio Armani, and BearPaw Duck And Meme Farm. Wait, what? You don't think about the first three?

Il suo stile [di Milano, n.d.r.] lo sintetizzerei con tre D: discrezione, disciplina, dovere. In un mondo che tende alla cialtroneria, all’anarchia dei comportamenti e alla furberia, ben venga il calvinismo milanese! Giovanni Iozzi, Class, marzo 1998

Non sopporto quelli che fanno una vacanza come se stessero in città, che passano da un locale all’altro con un bicchiere in mano. Perdere coscienza di se stessi è da idioti.

There can be nothing without love. No money, no power. Love is very important. When you wake up in the morning, you need to know that somebody else is waking up, thinking of you.

In momenti di duro lavoro, di preoccupazione, chiamavo sempre mia madre e le chiedevo di andare a cena da lei.

Molta gente desidera una vita straordinaria, ricca, all'insegna della fama e del lusso, che deve essere fatta necessariamente di momenti spettacolari. In realtà, oggi, il vero lusso non è qualcosa di materiale, ma uno stato mentale che ti permette di vivere la quotidianità in modo speciale, autentico.

Provo un po’ di invidia per chi non ha grossi impegni e la sera, alle cinque e mezza, stacca.

Mi interés es unir el confort al sentido práctico. En esto ha consistido mi revolución en el vestir: en poner en primer plano las necesidades prácticas de la gente” Giorgio Armani.                 La

All’eccesso? O sei rigoroso o non lo sei. E a me piace il rigore. Luis Miguel Marco, Dominical, 2 ottobre 2011

The city looked marvelous with its dazzling skyscrapers. I felt lost within the Big Apple. The never-ending attractions were calling me. The streets were filled with people. It was like the world was touching the sky. The paths didn’t seem to stop anywhere. There were platforms of happiness and shops of dreams: Prada, Zara, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Givenchy, Jimmy Choo, Versace, Dior, Bloomingdale, all of them. There was no lack of fun and happiness. Yet in the entire city, there was a strange silence, a cold passion. Every set of eyes seemed to be lonely. Everyone was together yet disconnected and I felt so miserable that I puked while we were passing Macy’s in the cab.

We managed to persuade Giorgio Armani to let us do the music for one of his fashion shows, and took that and turned it into an album called Retail Therapy. We called ourselves T.D.F., for Totally Dysfunctional Family, and

It’s as if you were interested in fashion and your neighbor when you were growing up happened to be Giorgio Armani.

He was shorter than Villette or Brady or even Falkner. His skin was a shade or two lighter than the dark wood of the table, and bits of silver caught the light in the pruned brambles of his hair. He wore a wine-red v-neck sweater and brushed khakis: Giorgio Armani on Casual Friday.