Giorgio Armani

Fashion Designer

Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy on July 11th, 1934 and is the Fashion Designer. At the age of 89, Giorgio Armani biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
July 11, 1934
Nationality
Italy
Place of Birth
Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Age
89 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Networth
$9.6 Billion
Profession
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer
Giorgio Armani Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 89 years old, Giorgio Armani has this physical status:

Height
175cm
Weight
74.8kg
Hair Color
Grey
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Giorgio Armani Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Other
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Giorgio Armani Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Maria Raimondi, Ugo Armani
Siblings
Sergio Armani, Rosanna Armani
Giorgio Armani Career

Design career

Armani, who served in the armed forces, landed a job as a window dresser at La Rinascente, a Milan department store. He went on to become a designer for the menswear department, where he gained valuable insight into the fashion industry's marketing. Armani migrated to Nino Cerruti, where he made menswear in the mid-1960s. His services were in demand for many years, and for the next decade, although Armani's Cerutti, Armani's, also freelanced, supplying graphics to up to ten manufacturers at once. Armani met Sergio Galeotti, an architectural draftsman, in the late 1960s, sparking the beginning of a long-lasting personal and professional relationship. Galeotti told him in 1973 that he should open a design office in Milan, which is 37 years old. Venezia, 1973. Armani worked as a freelance designer for a number of fashion firms, including Allegri, Bagutta, Hilton, Sicons, Gib', Montedoro, and Tendresse, triggering a period of intense collaboration during which Armani worked as a freelance designer for a number of luxury shops, including Allegri, Bagutta, Bagutta, Riocons, Montedoro, and Tendresse. Following Armani's significance during the runway shows at the Pitti Palace in Florence, the international press was quick to recognize his importance. Armani had the opportunity to create his own style in a new way thanks to his experience. He was now ready to devote his energies to his own brand, and he and his companion Galeotti formed Giorgio Armani S.p.A. in Milan on July 24, 1975. He unveiled his first collection of men's ready-to-wear for Spring and Summer 1976 under his own name in October of the same year. For the same season, he produced a women's line. Italian companies decided to fill the void by investing in local designers, and did so in a way that was not normally acceptable. They sponsored production and marketing, but they paid the designers a share of the profits. With vibrant fashion shows and television ads, new designers such as Armani could begin their companies debt free.

Over the years, the designer has made it abundantly that he chooses to help the industry he loves, which is fashion, but also adds to the art field as a result. The Museum of Modern Art's website gives an example of how Armani aided the New York show Pier Paolo Pasolini: The Eyes of a Poet in 1990. This exhibition included an inside look at artist Pasolini, and it featured people twenty-two films. Nonetheless, Pasoilini was known for a slew of things, knowing that he created them mainly in the form of film or writing, it does reveal another face of Armani, who was demonstrating an example of his appreciation of the arts.'

Armani began an innovative collaboration with the fashion industry, characterized by the 1978 partnership with Gruppo Finanz Software (GFT), which made it possible to produce luxury ready-to-wear in a factory environment under the firm's strict control. Armani began producing for the United States in 1979, after founding the Giorgio Armani Corporation, and introduced the Main line for men and women. Following the introduction of several new product lines, including G. A., the label became one of the most popular international fashion brands. Le Collezioni, Giorgio Armani Underwear and Swimwear, as well as Giorgio Armani Armani Accessories. Armani Junior, Armani Jeans, and Emporio Armani were among the first fragrance and cosmetics Armani Beauty products to be signed in the early 1980s, followed by the introduction of Emporio Underwear, Swimwear, and Accessories. In Milan, a new Emporio line was unveiled, followed by the first Giorgio Armani boutique. Armani's apprehension for the end user culminated in the design of a more youthful product with the same stylistic integrity as his high-end line but at a more affordable price.

Armani felt that he would have to make use of new and unconventional advertising techniques because of the emporio brand's democratic nature. These included television spots and large street ads, as well as a house magazine that was sent out by mail to customers, loyal Armani Eagle wearers. Armani also believed that a relationship with the cinema was essential, both for marketing reasons and for creativity's induction. Armani had the privilege to produce his work for the infamous film American Gigolo, specifically for actor Richard Geere, who portrayed Julian Kaye. Armani's talent was really revealed through film's filmmaking. Before assembling four entirely Armani outfits in what ultimately constituted cinema's best advertisement campaign for a fashion brand ever, Gere wrenching open a drawer of Armani shirts, perfectly folded, labels revealed. Armani's name and style were projected to a much larger audience than any fashion publication could reach. Gere and Armani were made famous in the film, as well as Armani. Armani produced costumes for more than a hundred films, one of which was The Untouchables (1987), but one of which was the most notable was The Untouchables (1987).

In 1983, the designer modified his GFT deal. They began producing both the Mani line for the United States and his high-end ready-to-wear collection, rechristened Borgonuovo 21, after the company's headquarters. Armani continued to expand industrial horizons and licensing agreements during the late 1980s, amid Galeotti's death in 1985. Armani Japan began selling eyeglasses (1988), socks (1987), a gift set (1989), and a new "basic" men's and women's line for America, A/X Armani Exchange (1991). Following the brand's brisk growth in the 1990s (sportswear, watches, eyeglasses, home, and new accessories collections), 2000, the brand's twentieth anniversary of the brand's acquisition of new manufacturing capacity that would increase Armani's control over the quality and distribution of his products saw a flurry of investment activity, including stock sales and the acquisition of new manufacturing capacity that was intended to extend Armani's control over Armani's control over the brand's

Armani's men's and women's skiwear as well as ski casual wear collections were first introduced in 1995. Armani's attempt to break into the American mass market in 1991, with lower prices for loosening chic clothing.

Eric Clapton, a long-time friend of Armani's fashion shows, composed songs for Armani's fashion shows and has since appeared in Armani. Clapton opened two Emporio Armani stores in New York City later this year. Armani held a party for Clapton's Crossroads guitar auction in 1998.

Armani is also planning to break into the Chinese market by opening his first store in the region in 1998. Interestingly enough, the designer obtained some of his artwork from other cultures. From further in this article, it has been stated that the Japanese designs may be one of them. In 2004, a small shop in Beijing was followed by a flagship store in Shanghai, with plans for 40 by 2011. Giorgio Armani SpA was first to introduce new cosmetics and home furnishings as well as expanding its range of accessories in 2000.

Armani has had a worldwide reputation for his exploits. In particular, how his work has expanded far beyond mere haute couture clothing and accessories. His work can be compared to several well-known artists of the past who created other forms of art. It's a bridge from fashion to art due to his versatility and depth. An example of this is the Guggenheim Museum in New York in New York, where an exhibition of Armani's work was on display, the first for a living designer, with average attendance of 29,000 a week. This was also cited in the journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism as a representative of Smelly Art's periodical The Aesthetics of Smelly Art.

Armani created the bullfighter costume worn by Spanish bullfighter Cayetano Ordóz at the "Corrida Goyesca" in Ronda, Spain, in 2008. They have also worked on several fashion shows and other events.

Armani was the first luxury designer to accept Livia Firth's Green Carpet Challenge to emphasize sustainable fashion by creating a dress for her (and the actor Colin Firth's tuxedo) made from recycled plastics and fabrics in 2011.

Armani has a retail network of 60 Giorgio Armani boutiques, 11 Collezioni, 122 Emporio Armani, 94 A/X Armani Exchange, 1 Giorgio Armani Accessori, and 13 Armani Junior stores distributed in 37 countries as of 2009. As of 2017, he has a total turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $8.1 billion.

Giorgio Armani, a young artist who was a participant of the Paris Photo Public Programme in 2015, was an artist. During this festival, a number of unique exhibits were on display. Armani's ACQUA #6, which represented works that were not strictly related to water in photography, has drawn attention to the topic of water in photography.

Armani was dubbed Italy's most popular designer in 2001.

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