Giorgio Armani Privé Fall 2026: Wearing the Pants

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Giorgio Armani Privé Fall 2026 Couture Collection at Paris Fashion WeekGiovanni Giannoni/WWD

Silvana Armani makes no apologies about her love of pants, which she finds easy and sensible. So she made them the centerpiece of her fall Giorgio Armani Privé couture collection, the second she designed solo following the death of her legendary uncle last September.

She likes them in heavy satin or velvet — and basta! Some came with an extra swag of fabric on the left pant leg, but otherwise, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more straightforward garment in a couture season light on versatile, hardworking trousers — and heavy on botanical and aquatic storytelling.

Armani titled her collection “Boudoir,” but she designs mostly without themes or narratives, setting out to seduce with practical, forgiving and considered designs.

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Evening pantsuit options predominated, the jackets either elongated and mannish or cropped into sportier blouson shapes, with varying degrees of embellishment.

Armani’s first couture collection was rendered in jade, and here the color palette was also the main story, which the press notes described as “apparent blacks that are, in reality, a rich and iridescent blend of greens, browns, amaranth reds, and blues.”

Some of the shades were muddy and downbeat, but the midnight blues were lovely, especially in a gown dotted with crystals, or a taut, sparkly jacket slashed on a sharp angle. A black velvet pea coat dabbed with blotches of twilight blues made a nice impression.

Plainer tailoring styles came piped in jet beading, while reptile and wild-cat prints crept over other jackets, sometimes picked out in crystals.

Armani seems to share her uncle’s love of geometry, which came to the fore in the body-skimming evening columns with arcing or triangular shapes swooping around the collarbone, torso and sleeves. They embodied that lowkey Armani drama that makes the brand a no-brainer choice come awards season.

The designer stuck her neck out on occasion: a skinny flared pant here, a pair of Western-tinged boots there. One sparkly blue gown hinged on invisible tulle recalled the notorious Thierry Mugler “nipple-ring” dress that Chappell Roan wore to the Grammys earlier this year — minus the shock factor.

Armani should not feel pressured to experiment needlessly, but she could afford to turn up the volume on her tasteful, practical fashion universe.