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Happy 80th birthday Giorgio Armani!

Giorgio Armani turned 80 on Friday. Next year, he will be celebrating the 40th birthday of his brand, one of the most recognizable worldwide.

Jul 15, 2014 | By AFPRelaxnews

Giorgio Armani at 80

As the Italian designer enters his eighth decade, we take a look at a lesser known side to his work, the costumes and suits he’s created for some of Hollywood’s biggest ever movies, which look just as stylish today.

American Gigolo

Paul Schrader’s classic 1980 thriller opens with sex symbol Richard Gere pulling out his stunning Armani suit-stuffed wardrobe and lining up some outfits to Smokey Robinson & The Miracles’ “The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage.”

The Untouchables

The 1987 film starred Kevin Costner who appears in this courtroom drama in a classic Armani pinstripe suit. Even when chanelling the 1930s, everything from the perfectly starched, long collar on the shirt, to the single Windsor-patterned tie and the reinforced shoulders is classic Armani.

The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan’s 2008 follow-up to “Batman Begins” was the second in his trilogy of Dark Knight films which saw the DC franchise reinvigorated with a dark modernist aesthetic and cerebral story arcs.

Armani made sure the costumes didn’t let everything down, dressing Christian Bale’s character, Bruce Wayne in power suits fit for a billionaire.


 
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