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Armani Celebrates Hollywood Style With Retrospective

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The glitterati of film and fashion turned up en masse last night to celebrate the opening of the Giorgio Armani exhibition at the Royal Academy, which starts today.

Visitors will be awed by a design career spanning some 30 years and the new show, which displays hundreds of his dresses and suits, has a room dedicated to clothes worn by some of the world's most beautiful women - including the stunning silver gown worn by Rosamund Pike to the premiere of the James Bond film, Die Another Day.

When asked about who some of his Hollywood favourites, the 69-year-old designer admitted: "Think of Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface, when she comes down the stairs in that gold dress - I fell in love with her too at that particular moment. "There are also some younger actresses today like Mena Suvari. She is beautiful and the way she moves is so sensual. And Julia Roberts - well, just her smile is enough, really."

Although he is based in Milan, Armani revealed that he saw London as the "source" of fashion. He said: "I honestly believe that fashion starts in London - it is the stimulus, the source for creativity. "Just think of Carnaby Street in the Sixties - that had such a huge influence; the French, the Americans ... everyone around the world picked it up. "The spirit that London has is exceptional. There is a great creative freedom here you find nowhere else, and a very sincere love for fashion."

As for British designers, Armani said he particularly admired John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood. Giorgio Armani: A Retrospective runs from Saturday 18 October to 15 February 2004 at the new Royal Academy space at 6 Burlington Gardens