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A Prequiem for Giorgio Armani

Tim Blanks wrote an elegy for Mr Armani when he was still alive to read it.
Giorgio Armani.
Giorgio Armani, the world’s most successful designer, is dead at 91. (Campbell Addy)

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Further Reading

Giorgio Armani: Lion in Winter

Fashion’s most successful designer is finally in touch with his tender side after a career driven by perpetual dissatisfaction. In an exclusive interview, he looks back on his life and addresses the mysteries of his succession plan.

Giorgio Armani’s Multi-Dimensional Legacy

Herald of soft masculinity, outfitter of the working women’s revolution, the designer who dressed New Hollywood… Armani made a titanic impact on fashion and society, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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