In a marked departure from Giorgio Armani’s career-length homage to neutral colors, clean lines, and elegant symmetry, the latest couture collection from Armani Privé is more suited for a high-fashion Jane Jetson. Leaving no space-age fabric behind, Armani crafted unconventional silhouettes with metallic silks, reflective organza, and metal mesh--materials you’d be hard pressed to find in any previous Armani collection, ever.

I think we can all learn something from Giorgio Armani's knack for time management -- with upwards of six collections a year under his belt (no doubt made of the finest shagreen), "compromise" just doesn't exist in the man's fashion vocabulary. Instead he manages to churn out one magnanimous collection after another for each Armani-emblazoned label, each collection more opulent than the next -- the finest, of course, that of his couture contribution, Prive. The 2010 Couture collection couldn't be any more defiant of the current economic clime, which made our smile a little wider. And though I could only enjoy the dazzle from a poorly-lit LED screen, there was no shortage of thrill in my digital digs.