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Italian designers—from Prada to Cavalli to Armani—give the best quotes. It's science. Exhibit umpteen: Giorgio Armani told the Telegraph about his history with LSD, and it's your average that-time-I-did-the-drugs story until—bam—he makes an amazing simile. Like this:
"'Si, si!' Armani concurs cheerfully: 'I'd better tell you the story. It was a long time ago, we were in the office, and we had finished work exhausted. A friend of a friend said 'hey, take this it will give you energy', so I thought I'd try it. I didn't know what it was. It made me laugh and laugh, like crazy... to the point that my back hurt'—he holds his hips— 'like I'd just had a baby.'"
· Giorgio Armani: I Must Do Better [Telegraph]
· Armani Was 'Quite Good Looking' According to Armani [Racked]
· Let's All Just Take a Moment to Enjoy a Trip Down Memory Lane With Armani and a Half-Naked Richard Gere [Racked]