14 DAY TRIAL // Giorgio Armani has never denied reports that he’s gay, so as far as the media knows, he’s one of the richest gay men working in fashion right now. The Italian designer also has the habit of speaking his mind no matter who might take offense with it or not, something for which he used to be praised until now.
In his latest interview with The Sunday Times (quotes via the Daily Mail), Armani says that gay men are still 100 percent men… as long as they don’t “dress homosexual.” He also has a few thoughts on the tendency of all women in showbiz to get plastic surgery so they can look as young as their younger “rivals.”
Armani and the “homosexual” way of dressing
Giorgio has been working in the industry for over 4 decades and he’s carved a place in the history of fashion with his work, most of which comes out under his name.
He says he appreciates beauty, but only if it doesn’t come in the form of super-muscular guys and tight-faced, big-breasted women.
“A homosexual man is a man 100 per cent. He does not need to dress homosexual,” he says. “When homosexuality is exhibited to the extreme - to say: ‘Ah, you know I'm homosexual,’ - that has nothing to do with me. A man has to be a man.”
He continues to say that muscular boys are also a sight that he would rather not see: the overly-ripped type might be to the fancy of a large section of the female and male population, but Armani considers it wrong. A healthy, solid and toned body is the most beautiful, he says.
That last part of his comment didn’t ruffle any feathers, but the Internet is truly outraged about his “gay” comments. There is no such a thing as dressing too gay, no matter what he says, voices are chiming in: there is only dressing according to one’s personality.
Mature women should stop trying to compete with younger women
Aside from those who agree with Armani on his comment about muscular men, there’s an even larger group who agrees with his comment on plastic surgery in women.
These days, it seems that the entire world is in a mad rush to banish wrinkles and all signs of old age, and to revert to the beauty of years long past. Whether famous or not famous, people of a certain age want to re-make and re-shape themselves so as to rival the younger generations.
There is nothing more disgraceful than a woman clinging desperately to her youth, the Italian designer says in the interview. Women should learn to age gracefully and to embrace each stage of life without looking back at all times, and comparing themselves to their younger “rivals.”
On second thought, there is something more disgraceful than such a woman, and that’s a woman who gets unnaturally large breasts through plastic surgery. Real beauty is natural, Armani stresses.