Fashion house - 4/13/21
The Giorgio Armani brand has a long history of helping women to express themselves confidently and it has continued to explore initiatives that promote the idea of female strength, taking opportunities to give a voice to modern women to celebrate their personalities, femininity and capabilities.
Now the brand invites 14 independent, strong, elegant women to tell their personal stories, focusing on a key moment in their lives when they stood at a crossroads, with different paths open to them. Called Crossroads for this reason, the project acknowledges that we are often faced with having to make decisions that will have a profound effect on our futures.
The women in the Crossroads project are interviewed each one in a different city, a group of storytellers representative of different social and geographical origins, professions and outlooks.
What they have in common though is that all have faced a deeply personal symbolic “crossroads” and taken decisions that helped them to grow and develop. In many cases this critical moment has led to increased ethical commitment; in all cases it has been a statement of personal affirmation.
The protagonists are special individuals, who talk about their experiences in an honest, unguarded manner, without filters. Their stories are ones of courage and foresight, of overcoming perceived limitations and social conventions, and of the pursuit of dreams.
The 14 subjects of the Crossroads project are:
1. Raya Abirached, Lebanese TV personality.
2. Chiara Barzini, Italian Award winning screen and fiction writer, known for her novel
Things that happened before the earthquake and named among Italy’s top 100
successful women by Forbes Italy.
3. Susan Carland, Australian academic, author and TV presenter who is an expert on
Islamic culture in relation to women.
4. Fala Chen, multilingual actor who performs on television and in film and theatre.
5. Misty Copeland, American ballet dancer who made history by becoming the first
African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet
Theatre. She is also a New York Times bestselling author whose passion is giving
back by mentoring young girls and boys.
6. Sibel Kekilli, German actor who has been fighting for women's rights and is co-founder of the women's network UNIDAS, ambassador for Terre des Femmes and patron of Papatya's online female counselling service SIBEL. For her work promoting equal rights for girls and women she was honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
7. Inès Leonarduzzi, French green entrepreneur, founder of Digital For The Planet, the digital NGO that has the objective of reducing the impact of fossil fuels on the environment.
8. Celina Locks, entrepreneur, philanthropist and Brazilian model.
9. Hanan Mazouzi Sobati, Algerian-born entrepreneur, founder of Arabian Gazelles, the first female-only luxury car and supercar club in the UAE.
10. Nanao, award-winning Japanese actor.
11. Kasia Smutniak, actor of Polish origin who founded and supports the Pietro Taricone Onlus Foundation for the education of children in the isolated Mustang region in Nepal.
12. Yulia Snigir, well-known Russian actor, who has appeared in films and on TV international productions like such as The New Pope and A Good Day to Die Hard.
13. Hikari Yokoyama, entrepreneur and curator who works between art, design, philanthropy and business. She uses her background in art and the digital sphere to create audiences through cultural experiences, while taking time to empower marginalised women through her work with Women for Women International and ClientEarth, which creates sustainable change for all life on Earth through law.
14. Tong Yao, well-known Chinese actor who was honoured as Best Actress at the 13th Golden Eagle Awards and Best Supporting Actress of the Magnolia Awards Ceremony of Shanghai TV Festival. She was cast in the female-centric modern TV drama series Nothing But Thirty and has achieved national acclaim for her positive efforts to support the empowerment of women.
Crossroads will be launched on Giorgio Armani’s social media channels.
Now the brand invites 14 independent, strong, elegant women to tell their personal stories, focusing on a key moment in their lives when they stood at a crossroads, with different paths open to them. Called Crossroads for this reason, the project acknowledges that we are often faced with having to make decisions that will have a profound effect on our futures.
The women in the Crossroads project are interviewed each one in a different city, a group of storytellers representative of different social and geographical origins, professions and outlooks.
What they have in common though is that all have faced a deeply personal symbolic “crossroads” and taken decisions that helped them to grow and develop. In many cases this critical moment has led to increased ethical commitment; in all cases it has been a statement of personal affirmation.
The protagonists are special individuals, who talk about their experiences in an honest, unguarded manner, without filters. Their stories are ones of courage and foresight, of overcoming perceived limitations and social conventions, and of the pursuit of dreams.
The 14 subjects of the Crossroads project are:
1. Raya Abirached, Lebanese TV personality.
2. Chiara Barzini, Italian Award winning screen and fiction writer, known for her novel
Things that happened before the earthquake and named among Italy’s top 100
successful women by Forbes Italy.
3. Susan Carland, Australian academic, author and TV presenter who is an expert on
Islamic culture in relation to women.
4. Fala Chen, multilingual actor who performs on television and in film and theatre.
5. Misty Copeland, American ballet dancer who made history by becoming the first
African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet
Theatre. She is also a New York Times bestselling author whose passion is giving
back by mentoring young girls and boys.
6. Sibel Kekilli, German actor who has been fighting for women's rights and is co-founder of the women's network UNIDAS, ambassador for Terre des Femmes and patron of Papatya's online female counselling service SIBEL. For her work promoting equal rights for girls and women she was honoured with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
7. Inès Leonarduzzi, French green entrepreneur, founder of Digital For The Planet, the digital NGO that has the objective of reducing the impact of fossil fuels on the environment.
8. Celina Locks, entrepreneur, philanthropist and Brazilian model.
9. Hanan Mazouzi Sobati, Algerian-born entrepreneur, founder of Arabian Gazelles, the first female-only luxury car and supercar club in the UAE.
10. Nanao, award-winning Japanese actor.
11. Kasia Smutniak, actor of Polish origin who founded and supports the Pietro Taricone Onlus Foundation for the education of children in the isolated Mustang region in Nepal.
12. Yulia Snigir, well-known Russian actor, who has appeared in films and on TV international productions like such as The New Pope and A Good Day to Die Hard.
13. Hikari Yokoyama, entrepreneur and curator who works between art, design, philanthropy and business. She uses her background in art and the digital sphere to create audiences through cultural experiences, while taking time to empower marginalised women through her work with Women for Women International and ClientEarth, which creates sustainable change for all life on Earth through law.
14. Tong Yao, well-known Chinese actor who was honoured as Best Actress at the 13th Golden Eagle Awards and Best Supporting Actress of the Magnolia Awards Ceremony of Shanghai TV Festival. She was cast in the female-centric modern TV drama series Nothing But Thirty and has achieved national acclaim for her positive efforts to support the empowerment of women.
Crossroads will be launched on Giorgio Armani’s social media channels.
Designer:
Giorgio Armani
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