"On Friday, crowds again began to gather outside but this time the mood was much more sombre. They had come to pay their final respects to the visionary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died on Thursday at the age of 91. Announcing his death, the fashion company said it would set up a funeral chamber at its headquarters, giving people an opportunity to view the casket and pay their respects from Saturday to Sunday."
"Armani was affectionately referred to as the king or maestro of Italian fashion. His journey from humble beginnings in wartime Piacenza to global fashion icon was deeply admired. From fashion to beauty to hotels, restaurants and even chocolates, he leaves behind an empire rumoured to be worth more than 9bn. Flowers left outside the Armani Silos exhibition space in Milan. Photograph: Mourad Balti Touati/EPA"
"Beatrice Manca, a freelance fashion journalist based in Milan, plans to visit the chamber on Saturday. Armani was more than a fashion designer in Italy; he was a source of national pride, she says. Paola Locati, an independent fashion communication consultant, will also attend. It strikes me to think that as of tomorrow, Mr Armani will be for the last time just a short distance away."
Via Bergognone in Milan closes for fashion week shows at Teatro Armani and the Armani headquarters. Crowds gathered outside as people came to pay final respects after Giorgio Armani died at 91. The company set up a funeral chamber at the headquarters for public viewing of the casket from Saturday to Sunday, while Armani’s wishes called for a private funeral on Monday. Barriers are being erected along the street and long queues are expected. Armani was called the king or maestro of Italian fashion and rose from wartime Piacenza to become a global icon. His empire spanned fashion, beauty, hotels, restaurants and chocolates and was rumoured to be worth more than 9bn.
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