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2012: Giorgio Armani on how he tries to stay ahead of the curve

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Giorgio Armani reveals secret to staying ahead of the curve in the fashion industry in resurfaced clip

Giorgio Armani revealed how he stayed ahead of the curve in the fashion industry in a resurfaced clip following the designer’s death on Thursday (4 September).

The legendary designer, who has died at the age of 91, spoke to CNN in 2012 about new technologies available in the fashion world, which “speed up the creative process”.

However, he stressed “a human hand is very different to a key of a computer”, and mostly preferred to use a pencil and sketchbook to come up with designs, relying only on machines when necessary.

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