August 2, 2006
i was into fashion
Thomas replies to Giorgio Armani’s attacking Savile Row. Both the deisgner and The Times newpaper get both barrels, from somebody who actually is a world authority on the subject, as opposed somebody who pretrends to be:
I think the main reason why I’m disappointed by this article is not Mr. Armani’s silly ramblings, but more the fact that a journalist of such a respected newspaper would take this story seriously. Then again, the writer is a journalist, and Mr. Armani is a couturist. They are both two individuals who know nothing about [A] true bespoke tailoring and [B] how business is done on Savile Row. For Mr. Armani to set himself up as an authority on this subject is ludicrous, and equally ludicrous is the journalist’s inability to separate reality from PR drivel. Had it appeared in some frothy fashion magazine I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, but for it to appear in one of our nation’s great broadsheets greatly concerns me.
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But yes, to answer some of my readers, Savile Rows has heard all this sort of nonsense before. And it sounded tedious and vacuous back then, too.
And yes, of course, Thomas’ offer to Armani still stands.
[UPDATE:] The Head Lemur pipes in: “Giorgio Armani is an idiot!
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What seems to me to be the worst part is how misinformed Mr. Armani is. If he took his time and perhaps found Thomas’ blog just by sitting down and reading what Thomas writes about he would realize that Thomas is an intelligent well experienced man, and a top notch tailor.
GIORGIO ARMANI is an idiot! Says so right here!
http://theheadlemur.typepad.com/ravinglunacy/2006/08/if_i_wore_suits.html