Giorgio Armani, who turned fashion into a billion-dollar business, dies
Famous fashion designer of Italy Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91. Armani took fashion to a new height in his career.
10:01 PM Sep 04, 2025 IST
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Alka Singh
Word famous fashion designer of Italy Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91. The Armani Group expressed condolences in a statement and informed about this. "With great sadness, the Armani Group announces the death of its creator, founder and tireless driving force, Giorgio Armani."
Giorgio Armani e brought revolutionary changes in the design of men's and women's clothes. His 'Armani Suit' and 'Power Suit' have left a different mark in the fashion world
Who turned fashion into a billion-dollar business
Giorgio Armani was the name in the fashion world, who made clothes a luxury. Along with this, he also changed people's perspective of looking at fashion. He was ill for a long time. In June, he was unable to attend his first runway show due to illness. Giorgio Armani is credited with pioneering red carpet fashion trend. According to a news agency, Giorgio was planning to celebrate his 50th anniversary of his brand during Milan Fashion Week.
Armani brought fashion from Paris to Milan
It is said that he shifted the centre of fashion from Paris to Milan. He once said that I started making men wear women's clothes and women wear men's clothes, the result of which was that the way of looking at both changed.
Another famous anecdote about him is that after leaving medicine, he first joined the army. There he used to go so well dressed on every occasion that an officer said - Boy! You leave the army, go and become a tailor.
He took the officer's words seriously and left the army. When he started designing, he created a brand called Armani that became a status symbol.
Entered the fashion world in 1970
He introduced ready-to-wear Italian fashion to the world by introducing his signature 'Armani suit' in the 1970s. After this, in the 1980s, he introduced classic styles in women's clothing with the 'Power Suit'.
Summary
Armani was also widely known as Re Giorgio (King Giorgio). He was a part of many prestigious Hollywood projects and worked personally with many legendary actors including Richard Gere in American Gigolo in 1980.
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