The Orient, always central to Giorgio Armani’s aesthetic, resurfaces in the couture details. Embroidered lanterns and fans punctuate the creations, as do the trompe-l’oeil handkerchiefs in the jacket pockets. Amid a front row featuring Kate Hudson and Michelle Pfeiffer, Silvana Armani —the only woman at the creative helm of a fashion house on the Parisian calendar—confides, with restraint, that she believes Giorgio Armani would have liked this collection: „He would have approved of everything, he would have said to me, ‚You did well.'“
Silvana Armani presented the Milanese fashion house’s Haute Couture show in Paris, for the first time since the passing of her uncle Giorgio last September. The collection takes shape around jade, an ancient and powerful material, used by man seven thousand years ago and imbued over the centuries with meanings linked to power, spirituality, and formal […]
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Silvana Armani presented the Milanese fashion house’s Haute Couture show in Paris, for the first time since the passing of her uncle Giorgio last September. The collection takes shape around jade, an ancient and powerful material, used by man seven thousand years ago and imbued over the centuries with meanings linked to power, spirituality, and formal perfection.
The Mayans carved it into ritual knives and funerary masks—the most emblematic being that of King Pakal, now at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City—before the art was interrupted by the Spanish conquest. In China, however, jade carving has enjoyed a millennia-long tradition, thriving for over 5,000 years as one of the highest expressions of aesthetic refinement and artisanal skill. It is this profound legacy that Silvana Armani looks to, translating it into a Haute Couture that speaks of resistance, transmission, and identity.
The show, 60 looks in all, opens and closes with a symbolic reference to the deep bond that bound niece and uncle, as if to mark the start of this new phase in the history of the Milanese fashion house. At the opening, an immaculate couture pantsuit—a jacket fitted to the bust, essential construction, and wide trousers that slim the figure—closely recalls the way Silvana Armani dresses, who explains backstage that she dislikes wearing skirts and has always preferred trousers. At the closing, the return of the haute couture wedding dress, with long sleeves and a high neck, embroidered with almost surgical precision and completed by a solemn veil, is the only look in the collection designed by the late Giorgio Armani.
The color palette shifts between jade green, powder pink, and ivory, interrupted by black graphic elements and dark sequined evening dresses. The most significant gesture lies in the fluidity of the silhouettes. The numerous couture trousers in chiffon, organza, and cady replace the skirt and lead haute couture towards an everyday dimension, a trend we’ve already observed in other couture collections this season. Deconstructed jackets slide over embroidered bustiers and organza ties, while longuette tunics and draped columns follow the body without constricting it.
Watch the Armani Privé Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 show


