Armani This article is more than 3 years oldGiorgio Armani criticised for comparing fashion trends to rapeThis article is more than 3 years oldItalian designer accused of diminishing sexual violence against women with comments The fashion designer Giorgio Armani has been accused of diminishing sexual violence against women after he claimed the fashion industry was “raping” women with short-lived trends and sex-driven marketing. Armani’s choice of language was denounced on Friday by critics who felt it amounted to taking the effect of sexual abuse too lightly.

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