(Installation view of Giorgio Armani at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 20 October 2000 - 17 January 2001; Photo: Ellen Labenski ©SRGF, NY)

LONDON, Nov 8, 2003/ FW/ --- The elegance and artistry of Giorgio Armani: A Retrospective evokes a command performance at The Royal Academy of Arts in their new exhibition hall, Burlington Gardens.

Walking through a controlled maze you pass through carefully planned spaces emphasizing themes of daywear, ultrafeminine, ethnic, minimalism, black and white, light (spring/summer 2000) and Hollywood.

It is an exhibit of approximately 400 garments outlining the range of Armani’s design abilities.

Scattered throughout are examples of his sketches --- graphite to paper, the birth of ideas, which clothe men and women around the world.

The presentation is minimalist with stone colored carpet and sculptures of thin wire cascading from the ceilings to the floor with silken spider-like light shows sliding down to the ground.

At the top of the entrance stairs and upon entering the Hollywood space there are flat screens with projections of fashion shows and movies highlighting Armani’s designs for the glamorous consumer and fictional characters.

His love of theatre and cinema is apparent.

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