Giorgio Armani the 76 year old Italian fashion designer has vented scorn on one of his rivals top-selling fashion house Prada, as the company made its Hong Kong stock exchange debut. Armani tore into 62 year old Miuccia Prada with a venomous attack declaring  she had ”chosen the path of irony and of the bad taste that pleases”. Armani implied Prada stages shows that are ”baracconate”, a highly offensive Italian term implying tackiness and improvision; claiming Prada is beholden to the banks for debt incurred building up the brand, resulting in bad taste that becomes chic. Tensions between rivals in the fashion industry are not uncommon, Armani was involved in another spat two years earlier with Dolce & Gabbana accusing the duo of plagiarism over a pair of quilted trousers. Inspired by WorldCrunch ow.ly/5rNaj image source Jan Schroeder ow.ly/5rN8T I’ve chosen to dress people not ”baracconate’ (July 3 2011)

Giorgio Armani the 76 year old Italian fashion designer has vented scorn on one of his rivals top-selling fashion house Prada, as the company made its Hong Kong stock exchange debut. Armani tore into 62 year old Miuccia Prada with a venomous attack declaring  she had ”chosen the path of irony and of the bad taste that pleases”. Armani implied Prada stages shows that are ”baracconate”, a highly offensive Italian term implying tackiness and improvision; claiming Prada is beholden to the banks for debt incurred building up the brand, resulting in bad taste that becomes chic. Tensions between rivals in the fashion industry are not uncommon, Armani was involved in another spat two years earlier with Dolce & Gabbana accusing the duo of plagiarism over a pair of quilted trousers.

Inspired by WorldCrunch http://ow.ly/5rNaj image source Jan Schroeder http://ow.ly/5rN8T