Giorgio Armani's code

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Famous Italian designer reveals few rules for stylish, self confident and successful life style.

For the start, as he recommends, invest in a good shoes because they are foundation of your wardrobe. Black and dark blue are colours that will make you slimmer. If you are in ages when good food caused your silhouette to be little rounded this is a good tip. By using black and dark blue colours for an outfit you can flow in adventure of different textures and cuts testing clothes shapes on the way you avoided before.

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Black suit, white shirt and black tie are pieces that suit to every occasion and to every man. This combination gives younger man more "serious" and "experienced" look, while it makes older man charming and desirable. When you search for a perfect suit try to chose neutral materials and patterns which are not too modern and that way you will extend your wardrobe "life" and look elegant at the same time.

And while we speak about endless pieces, Hollywood star George Clooney shocked poor Armani by wearing his old smoking on the red carpet last months. It turned out that Clooney walked through premieres and awards wearing the same Armani's smoking for decades. Armani "brew" and sent to Clooney new "dress" with an ultimatum: Please, start to wear this new suit or stop talking about wearing Armani because that suit you wear is attrited. There! Even the celebrities are sometimes lazy. But, Clooney is charming in any occasion and know how to wear even the last millennium's suit.

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Now when I mentioned the charm, one of the Armani's life couching advices says that sexy look is the question of self confidence. This is the state of mind just like the state of body. Clooney obviously followed Armani's advices by reading every second quote. He skipped clothes basic and just read lines where he can find words like sexy and charming. From the now on he must underline the rest of the lines, read and memorise them and it cannot be so difficult for the Hollywood actor.

While movie stars can allow themselves casual or "I don't care" look, businessmen can't. So, Armani emphasizes the importance of wearing good jacket and that is the basic of man's fashion. It must always suits you and be cut out perfectly for you to feel comfortable and self confident in any situation. If jacket is selected well the rest of the wardrobe will set in itself, it is Armani's advice. It is not inevitable to think about wardrobe all the time. The most stylish people look like they don't care. Fashion is a personal experience and expression, and nothing can be called fashion failure if person feels well. Here it is, Clooney! Those two will become close friends soon, I feel.

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Accessories are story for themselves. Things like belt, briefcase, tie and watch (especially the watch) talks a lot about you. By choosing the accessory carefully you send the message: confident, trustworthy, safe, reliable and unfailing. That kind of investment will bear fruit. The well chosen perfume will be your personality. This is the first thing that people sense when you enter the room and the last thing you leave behind.

What else Armani advises? He talks about balancing between business and life. Things like: Don't waste your time to change things that you cannot change, and never underestimate your inside force and follow your beliefs. And for the end Armani said: The best is to always leave a little space for guessing.

May 10, 2008

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