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Giorgio Armani

1934 - 2025

The venerable Italian designer built a global empire around sleek tailoring and on-brand hospitality.

Giorgio Armani
News & Analysis

Photo Diary | Milan Fashion Week: Versace, Sportmax, Blumarine, Marni, Gianfranco Ferre and Armani

MILAN, Italy — Our roving photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the final days of Milan Fashion Week, with striking photos

News & Analysis

Photo Diary | Milan Fashion Week: Versace, Sportmax, Blumarine, Marni, Gianfranco Ferre and Armani

MILAN, Italy — Our roving photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the final days of Milan Fashion Week, with striking photos


News & Analysis

Greenpeace, Anti-Fur Protests Confront Milan Fashion Shows

MILAN, Italy -- Environmental groups staged colourful demonstrations during the first two days of Milan Fashion Week to protest against the use of

News & Analysis

Greenpeace, Anti-Fur Protests Confront Milan Fashion Shows

MILAN, Italy -- Environmental groups staged colourful demonstrations during the first two days of Milan Fashion Week to protest against the use of


Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week Opens with Hopes of Economic Comeback

MILAN, Italy -- Designers kicked off Milan fashion week on Wednesday with bold collections to persuade Italian shoppers that the worst of the

Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week Opens with Hopes of Economic Comeback

MILAN, Italy -- Designers kicked off Milan fashion week on Wednesday with bold collections to persuade Italian shoppers that the worst of the


News & Analysis

Armani Rumoured to Be Looking Into Luxury Hotel in London Landmark

MILAN, Italy -- According to reports, Italian fashion house Armani is hoping to turn an iconic London landmark, the Admiralty Arch, into a luxury,

News & Analysis

Armani Rumoured to Be Looking Into Luxury Hotel in London Landmark

MILAN, Italy -- According to reports, Italian fashion house Armani is hoping to turn an iconic London landmark, the Admiralty Arch, into a luxury,


Luxury

Colin's Column | Paris Couture Week, Continued

PARIS, France — The weather was vile, the taxi shortage extreme. The gutters ran with filthy water from melting snow. We slid and slithered in ankle

Luxury

Colin's Column | Paris Couture Week, Continued

PARIS, France — The weather was vile, the taxi shortage extreme. The gutters ran with filthy water from melting snow. We slid and slithered in ankle


Luxury

Is Haute Couture Poised for Reinvention or Irrelevance?

PARIS, France — Couture! This magic word was all but forgotten 30-odd years ago, except in the most exalted and privileged of social circles. Since

Luxury

Is Haute Couture Poised for Reinvention or Irrelevance?

PARIS, France — Couture! This magic word was all but forgotten 30-odd years ago, except in the most exalted and privileged of social circles. Since


News & Analysis

As the Print Trend Peaks, Designers Evolve

LONDON, United Kingdom — In recent seasons, a cyclone of dizzying digital prints has blown across the fashion landscape, quickening the pulse of

News & Analysis

As the Print Trend Peaks, Designers Evolve

LONDON, United Kingdom — In recent seasons, a cyclone of dizzying digital prints has blown across the fashion landscape, quickening the pulse of


News & Analysis

Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments in Milan for S/S 2013

MILAN, Italy — We tipped our friend Sonny Vandevelde to give us a behind-the-scenes look into the collections in Milan for Spring/Summer 2013. Japan

News & Analysis

Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments in Milan for S/S 2013

MILAN, Italy — We tipped our friend Sonny Vandevelde to give us a behind-the-scenes look into the collections in Milan for Spring/Summer 2013. Japan


Global Markets

Global Briefing | Forget the Beach, Mall Culture Rises in Brazil

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — In emerging markets like India and China, luxury shopping malls have often struggled to successfully take root. Quality and

Global Markets

Global Briefing | Forget the Beach, Mall Culture Rises in Brazil

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — In emerging markets like India and China, luxury shopping malls have often struggled to successfully take root. Quality and


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Italo Zucchelli's Sublime Futurism — Part I

In an exclusive two part interview, courtesy of our friends at 032c, Pierre Alexandre de Looz explores the work of Italo Zucchelli, Calvin Klein

News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Italo Zucchelli's Sublime Futurism — Part I

In an exclusive two part interview, courtesy of our friends at 032c, Pierre Alexandre de Looz explores the work of Italo Zucchelli, Calvin Klein


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