Armani's Earliest Inspiration Was Film, Tiffany's 'Frankenstein' Moment and More

Nicole Kidman, Giorgio Armani, Mary J. Blige and Oprah Winfrey at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar party. Source: Getty Images Armani's Earliest Inspiration Was Film Fashion lost one of the greats last week, and so did Hollywood. Giorgio Armani defined style without excess over the last half century, establishing the supple power suit as a uniform in the 1980s, 1990s and beyond for Michael Ovitz, Sherry Lansing and other power players. He also helped usher in the era of high-stakes celebrity red carpet dressing. Building on attention he got in the U.S. for designing Richard Gere's suits for the . . .