What I love most about New York is its speed, its constant reinvention, and its ability to remain both itself and entirely different,” Giorgio Armani told Vogue before his show tonight. He might as well have been describing himself.

After nearly 50 years in fashion, the legendary designer shows no signs of slowing down, with a blowout runway show in New York City and a new 12-floor building on Madison Avenue.

The 90-year-old designer decamped from Milan to Manhattan for a cinematic runway show that paid tribute to the city that never sleeps.

Giorgio Armani’s clothes haven’t changed in 40 years, but a rare New York show reminds that he invented modern fashion, including the quiet luxury trend

Guests included many Armani clients, some impressively arrayed in fine jewelry as well as full looks. Naturally, there were stars too. These included Brie Larson, Brooke Shields, Helena Christensen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson,