Giorgio Armani sent Giorgio Armani Prive down the Paris Fashion Week

Giorgio Armani sent Giorgio Armani Prive down the Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture runway earlier today and it had a new wave, vintage 1980’s vibe. The colors and lines were bold with sharp edges, strapless necklines, futuristic hats, shine, metallic accents, clutches and tiny, mini-bags.

The Giorgio Armani Prive haute couture handbags were small enough that only a house-key, credit card and a few folded dollar bills would be able to fit inside. The handbags were structured and box-like with clear plastic top handles. Giorgio Armani seemed to have created shrunken Lady Bags with a disco purpose.

There was also a rectangular leather clutch on the haute couture runway made from soft grey leather and surrounded by a sparkling red frame. The clutch also appeared on the catwalk in black and white; again with added sparkle.

Giorgio Armani also showed a sparkling, large crystal evening clutch paired with a more semi-formal look.

The color palette was primarily bold, blue, green and red with splashes of silver, bronze, white, black and hot pink thrown in. Giorgio Armani Prive also used multi colored large sequin to embellish a long, navy strapless column gown; which was the silhouette of the show.

Giorgio Armani Prive paired the slim silhouettes, bold color and sparkling collection with teal metallic platform pumps and covered the models faces with fishnets who were not wearing plate inspired, colorful metallic hats.

The collection was a stark move away from the Giorgio Armani Prive collection for fall 2010 which had a more 1970’s vibe with softer colors and fabrics. The spring 2011 collection was a move towards a disco, brightly colored, early 1980’s vintage trend.