Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died, the corporate mentioned on Thursday (September 4, 2025).
“With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani,” the fashion home mentioned in an announcement.
Armani, who was 91, was synonymous with trendy Italian model and magnificence. He mixed the aptitude of the designer with the acumen of a businessman, operating an organization that turned over some 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) a yr.
He had been unwell for a while and was compelled to drop out of his group’s reveals at Milan’s Men’s Fashion Week in June, the primary time in his profession that he had missed considered one of his catwalk occasions.
Known as “Re Giorgio” — King Giorgio — the designer was recognized for overseeing each element of his assortment and each side of his enterprise, from promoting to fixing fashions’ hair as they head out on to the runway.
A funeral chamber will likely be arrange on Saturday (September 6, 2025) and Sunday (September 7, 2025) in Milan, the corporate mentioned, adopted by a personal funeral at an unspecified date.
