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Giorgio Armani
Making softly structured tailoring a signature of modern fashion.
Armani · American Gigolo
- Born
- 11 July 1934
- Birthplace
- Piacenza, Italy
- Died
- 4 September 2025
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Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani was an Italian designer who built a global fashion house around restrained colours and relaxed tailoring. His clothes crossed from business wardrobes into cinema and red-carpet dressing.
Early life
Wartime childhood
Grew up in Piacenza during the Second World War.
A different beginning
Started studying medicine before military service and a move into retail work.
Career
- 1950s
Retail training
Worked at La Rinascente in Milan as a window dresser and buyer.
- 1960s
Menswear design
Designed for Nino Cerruti before taking freelance commissions.
- 1975
Own company
Founded Giorgio Armani with Sergio Galeotti.
- 1980s–2000s
International expansion
Developed additional fashion lines and extended the brand into interiors and hotels.
Selected work
Unstructured tailoring
Reduced the stiffness and padding associated with conventional suits.
American Gigolo wardrobe
Richard Gere’s screen clothes helped introduce the Armani look internationally.
Emporio Armani
Launched a line aimed at a broader, younger audience.
Beyond work
Sergio Galeotti
His business and personal partner helped establish the company and died in 1985.
Sport
Owned Milan’s Olimpia basketball club and designed clothing for Italian Olympic teams.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Photo: GianAngelo Pistoia. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
