Giorgio Armani controls a fashion empire built on the sound foundations of faultless tailoring and attention to detail. Clothes from this Italian designer have an understated chic, realised fully in fluid silk trousers, pristine jackets and gowns with just the right amount of sparkle to see the night through. As for the menswear, you can’t go wrong: think timeless velvet jackets, paired nonchalantly with a cashmere scarf. Decadently rich leather gloves are a high point.