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The collection was Armani-core, brimming with the silhouettes, colors and tailoring that made the designer famous for low-key power dressing.

In a world off-kilter, there is something very soothing about the remarkable consistency of Giorgio Armani. Taking your seat at one of the little café tables Mr. A had installed inside Armani/Teatro—the house’s Tadao Ando-designed minimalist concrete and glass HQ on Via Bergognone—you know what you were getting without having to look at a menu: understated unstructured suiting and gossamer gowns shimmering like the Milky Way.

Italian designer Giorgio Armani picked earthy tones for his latest womenswear collection at Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, before adding plenty of sparkle for dazzling evening wear.

Giorgio Armani created an intimate salon for the fashion crowd to get an up-close view Sunday of the latest collection from his signature brand, an extravaganza of textures, craftsmanship and the designer’s trademark elegance.

If this fall season has been remarkable for the return to the runways of fur, Giorgio Armani’s collection encapsulated one part of the equation that has led to that revival. A long coat worn over a patterned jacquard skirt and silky trousers crafted in chinchilla.

Looking back, I might have done some things differently today, but I find myself surprised and sometimes even moved by the results of each collection.”

At age 90, Giorgio Armani has more than a few cards still up his sleeve. That was quite literally true in the Emporio Armani collection previewed on Thursday during Milan Fashion Week, where playing cards were the recurring motif.

As the designer’s eponymous brand celebrates a half-century, he drills down to the essence.

MILAN -- MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani created an intimate salon for the fashion crowd to get a close-up view Sunday of the latest Milan runway collection from his 50-year-old signature brand, an ...