Giorgio Armani: Italian Fashion Titan Dies at 91

Giorgio Armani was an Italian fashion designer and the founder of the Armani fashion house, a defining figure of modern elegance. Born on July 11, 1934, in Piacenza, Italy, he studied medicine before working as a window dresser and menswear designer.

Armani co-founded Giorgio Armani S.p.A. with Sergio Galeotti in 1975 and made his name with soft, unstructured tailoring. He launched lines including Emporio Armani and A/X Armani Exchange and dressed Hollywood, notably in American Gigolo (1980). He designed costumes for more than 100 films and opened the Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010.

Armani received the French Legion of Honour in 2008 and the Italian Knight Grand Cross in 2021. In 2007 he banned underweight models from his runways. He was president of the Olimpia Milano basketball club. He had no children, and Forbes estimated his net worth at about $12 billion. He died at his home in Milan on September 4, 2025, at age 91.

Achievements: Founded Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (1975), costumes for more than 100 films, Legion of Honour (2008), Armani Hotel Dubai (2010).

Birth: July 11, 1934 - Piacenza, Italy.

Profession: Fashion designer.

Interesting Facts: As a child he was badly burned when an unexploded shell detonated. He designed Italian Olympic team uniforms for 2006 and 2012.