Giorgio Armani’s ready-to-wear show is always the climactic send-off for Milan Fasion Week: the week’s big finale that energizes editors and buyers before they decamp to Paris. And the collection that came down the runway Monday was no exception: it was a beautiful, dreamlike send-up called “Light and Shadows.” It featured feminine silver-gray suits, long floral jackets, and giant, dramatic hats. See highlights from backstage, as photographed by The Daily Beast’s Kevin Tachman.
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Models in line backstage. Armani's collection featured flowing patterned scarves.
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Large, chunky necklaces were used to accessorize.
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In the show notes, the designer said that he worked with "fabrics that transform and play with volume and style: an absolute freedom of shape that is fluid and far removed from the body."
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A model wearing an electric blue scarf and matching headpiece prepares to walk the runway backstage.
Models in line before the show.
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The collection featured long floral jackets that came with delicate matching bags.
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One last spray backstage before the show.
A beaded evening bag.
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A final blot.
All in a row backstage before the show.
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A punch of pink backstage.
Showing off some of the designer’s Spring/Summer 2014 accessories.
Having a ball backstage.
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