Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died Thursday, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.
Armani died at home, “peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones,” the fashion house said. “Indefatigable to the end, he worked until his final days, dedicating himself to the company, the collections and the many ongoing and future projects,” the fashion house said in a statement.
Before Armani became a household name, he worked as a window dresser and then as a designer for Nino Cerruti’s Hitman menswear line in the 1960s. This gave him a reputation for creating sharp but relaxed tailoring.
In 1973, he partnered with his friend and business associate Sergio Galeotti, who encouraged him to go independent.
In 1975, Armani and Galeotti officially founded the Giorgio Armani company in Milan. Their first collection was men’s ready-to-wear, which challenged the rigid, structured suits of the time. Armani introduced a softer, deconstructed jacket that would become his signature.
By the late 1970s, he expanded into womenswear, giving women tailored clothing with a masculine edge—looser silhouettes, neutral tones, and power suits that later defined the 1980s.
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