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Giorgio Armani
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 11
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
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Through fashion I have shown my interpretation of the competitive spirit by dressing sportsmen and women, choosing to work with both those who are among the world's most renowned athletes and also those who are yet to achieve fame in the arena of sport.
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Youth culture adopts Armani and adapts it in its own way, as befits youthful enthusiasm.
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China approaches fashion with strong enthusiasm. And I believe that this enthusiasm can be translated into something interesting, economically speaking. Not only for my brand, but also for other brands.
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I wanted to dress the woman who lives and works, not the woman in a painting.
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I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best.
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War taught me that not everything is glamorous.
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Working with Cate Blanchett, on and off the screen, has always been a highlight for me. She embodies the perfect combination of consummate actor and world-class fashion icon.
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My success was also owed to career women who maybe had big legs or ample thighs, who felt well-protected by my fluid clothing that hid their flaws.
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Sports will always be important in global culture, and so fashion, as a reflection of cultural trends, will always incorporate influences from sports.
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Today, people no longer go out with a total look or ensemble taken straight from the runway. Customers mix and match between labels and between price points. The idea is to create something for yourself: what you want, and how you want it. I realize that shoppers want more flexibility and choice now.
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The interesting thing about basketball is that it is played recreationally all over the world in playgrounds where people shoot hoops. Perhaps it is because of this that the look of the game seems to have been able to cross over into streetwear more easily than that of some sports that are confined to more specialist arenas.
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To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.
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I think that everyone has the right to fall in love at any age. But in life you have to learn how to control your emotions. You must know self-discipline.
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Italy is not widely thought of as a pioneer of youth culture in the way, say, the UK is.
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Today we no longer live in a way that is constrained by simple working or leisure environments - we travel, we work on laptops in coffee shops, we go out to dinner straight from work.
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I've always had a great interest in sports that embody the values of commitment, hard work and teamwork - all values I strongly believe in.
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Accessories are important and becoming more and more important every day. They can completely change the look of an outfit, and women like the idea of having a wardrobe that's versatile. For instance, a strong piece of jewelry can make a simple outfit look elegant.
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Elegance is not catching somebody's eyes, it's staying in somebody's memory
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I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.
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There are always protests, whether you do something good or bad. Even if you do something beneficial, people say you do it because it's advertising.
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