Giorgio Armani's celebrity dressers are hard at work in Los Angeles this month prepping for awards season. For pre-fall, he has another type of power woman in mind, the kind who commands a boardroom. The collection is long on the unstructured jackets and loose, flowing pants that Armani loves, against which the strong, very of-the-moment architectural shoulders of his Le Smoking stand out. Other eye-catchers include an A-line cashmere coat woven to evoke snakeskin and a drapey, deconstructed red cape. But the designer hasn't left his A-listers out of the equation entirely. Meryl would look every inch the winner in a black beaded evening jacket with silver fringe.
