Giorgio Armani's final collection unveiled at Brera tribute show

Giorgio Armani’s final collection, personally completed by the late designer, was unveiled on Sunday evening in the cloistered courtyard of Milan’s Brera art museum in a black tie gala that also marked the 50th anniversary of his signature fashion line. The show, staged as part of a retrospective exhibition of more than 120 looks chosen by Armani, drew an international roster of celebrities and industry figures and served as a tribute to the designer, who died earlier this month at the age of 91.

Titled Pantelleria, Milan, the spring-summer lineup referenced two places important to Armani and showcased the muted, fluid tailoring that defined his career alongside lighter, Mediterranean-inflected colors. Models walked beneath lanterns and porticoes to live piano music by Ludovico Einaudi. The collection moved from the neutral greiges and soft tailored shoulders for which Armani was known into pockets of deeper blue, green and lilac, with flowing dresses, silk pajama suits, draped trousers, and details such as Mandarin collars and harem pants that have recurred across his work. The presentation closed with a solo walk by Agnese Zogla, one of Armani’s longtime favorite models.