Armani Priv’e

That a woman as self-possessed and innately elegant as Cate Blanchett will fly to Paris to inspect the Armani Privé runway show two seasons running speaks volumes for what can be mined from Giorgio Armani’s couture collection for real life. What was she picking out when she watched his “Rock Symphony” so intently? Hard to know, exactly, but by the looks of her, the close-fitting, waisted jackets and the cropped Spencers were meriting a mental note.