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Armani Exchange 3D Glasses

If the Gucci 3D glasses we profiled last year were too rich for your blood, there's another stylish and less pricey option on the market. Armani Exchange has come out with their first ever 3D Glasses. The slim-stemmed specs with the 1980s retro styling meet the highest standards required for 3D movie theater viewing and come with their own carrying case. The A|X Armani Exchange 3D Glasses are available now and sell for $58.

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The Fashion Statement: Haute Couture's Lightness of Being

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The Haute Couture Spring 2011 shows have yet to wrap up in Paris this week and, already, we know the end of the story. Designers are walking the tightrope between pale blush, pinks and nudes on the one side, and bright saturated jewel tones on the other. Similarly, styles are either soft, feminine and ethereal or dramatic and rich.

"There's a sense of lightness that we're seeing, particularly in the materials," says Joanna Manganaro, an editor specializing in womenswear at trend forecasting firm Stylesight. "Chiffon, tulle--everything is done in a light-handed way. It feels featherweight. It's something more modern, more uplifting."

That was clearly the case with Givenchy. Riccardo Tisci, a designer better known for being dark and severe, delivered a collection of gowns in pale yellows, barely-there pinks and light nudes as a tribute to Butoh dander Kazuo Ohno. In the end, he remained true to his reputation for boldness. When the models turned, they revealed the backs of the gowns that were embroidered in neon orange, chartreuse and fuchsia.

Christian Dior (pictured above) had a more traditional view of things. John Galliano paid tribute to René Gruau, an illustrator who created the house's iconic images from the '40s and '50s. Remember Dior's New Look from the '40s? Galliano (who has a new look himself--a shag haircut) reinterpreted the New Look in in electric blue, fuchsia, brown, emerald green and red taffeta and satin. One of the highlights was a flaring white skirt topped with a burnt-orange jacket with shoulders out-to-there.

Gallery: Full Bloom

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Armani Prive's Chinese Fantasy

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At a time when the world is in financial turmoil, the neutral world of Armani has suddenly gone quite colorful. Giorgio Armani's Paris show for his haute couture label, Giorgio Armani Prive was a kaleidoscope of silks, tassels and sequins inspired by China. Armani's creations included lean suits with tassel details and tight gowns heavy with details like sequins and embroidery. The entire collection had a fantasy element to it with the models wearing either black bobbed wigs or tight towers of hair and heavy black eye makeup. Armani himself called it "a dream, a real spectacle, a film" when talking to The Associated Press. It made for quite a dramatic show but is any of it wearable even amid the haute couture set?

Gallery: Giorgio Armani Prive Couture Spring 2009

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Armani Takes On Savile Row

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Italian designer Giorgio Armani is taking on the men's made-to-measure market and he's started by coming out swinging at the august tradition of Savile Row tailors. The designer believes that men will pay for the full couture experience. In an article in the Sunday Times he refers to Savile Row as a comedy and an outdated melodrama. The piece is full of Armani bombast, long quotes in which he congratulates himself on his innovations and basically trounces the entire concept of English bespoke tailoring.

His new Fatto A Mano Su Misura service which will first be launched in London and Milan will let men create the ultimate custom Armani suit. Each suit will be unique and the label will be signed by Armani and carry the customer's name. Customers can also order shirts, ties, cufflinks, watches and even aftershave custom made to their specifications. The whole package could cost up to £75,000 (over $137,000). Admittedly the suit has a longer shelf life than couture gowns for women but this is still a luxury for the very few.

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FiFi Award Winners Announced

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

The fragrance industry just hosted their 34th annual FiFi Awards, the industry's biggest event. The FiFis recognize the best scents, best packaging and best ad campaigns in the industry. Top honors for women's and men's luxe fragrances went to euphoria by Calvin Klein and Armani Code by Giorgio Armani, respectively. The other 2006 winners included:

Best Women’s Direct Sell : So in Love by Victoria’s Secret Beauty
Best Men’s Direct Sell: Today. Tomorrow. Always for Men by Avon
Best Women’s Popular Appeal: Spirit by Antonio Banderas for Women
Best Men’s Popular Appeal: Stetson Black
Best Packaging Women's and Men's: Armani Privé by Giorgio Armani
Best Televised National Advertising Campaign: Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker

The Senior Corporate Vice President of Estée Lauder, Evelyn H. Lauder, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for bringing "extraordinary ingenuity, dedication and inner resources [to her company and] to the fragrance industry as a whole."

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