For his Spring 2011 outing, Giorgio Armani revamped his classics to a fresh and wearable wardrobe that would look great anywhere, anytime.

Giorgio Armani’s collection at the end of the menswear shows from Milan was titled ‘Sun and the City’, however you wouldn’t know it from the opening looks that were mostly a palette of Armani classics – oatmeal, grey, white and black. The sun finally did break through the dark collection in the form of pops of yellow and fluorescent green on items such as belts, shoes, and a jacket. The well dressed man stepping out in a wardrobe of Armani finally has something to standout of a crowd in. The rest of the collection revamped the brand’s classics and showed a wide array of suits and other separates. A standout piece that caught my eye was the snake skin jacket that appeared at the very end of the show.

The press notes for the collection had a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.” but the designer seemed to stay true to his original design formula. The main difference that pertains to this quote was the hint of shadow on the model’s eyes. Who knows, maybe this is a small step to a new Armani man.

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