"The renowned, gay Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died, aged 91. The news was announced on Thursday (4 September) by the Armani company. The fashion icon was the richest LGBTQ+ business mogul in the world, according to the South China Morning Post in 2024. Known for his meticulous attention to detail as well as helming a business that now turns over around 2.3 billion euros ($2.7 billion) a year,"
"Armani was born in Piacenza in northern Italy in 1934. He once said his family didn't grow up with much ,only but his parents' "inner elegance" inspired his creations later on. After initially going into medicine he joined the army before completing his degree. However, it wasn't long after that he changed tracks again and moved into fashion. The Guardian reports Armani as saying he got into fashion by "accident" but that "it completely absorbed me, stealing my life away.""
Giorgio Armani has died aged 91, with the Armani company announcing the news on 4 September. He was the richest LGBTQ+ business mogul in the world in 2024, and his business now turns over around 2.3 billion euros annually. Armani was born in Piacenza in 1934; his parents' "inner elegance" inspired his creations. He trained in medicine, served in the army, completed his degree, then moved into fashion, calling the career an "accident" that "completely absorbed" him. He worked at La Rinascente and Nino Cerruti, launched his brand in 1975 with partner Sergio Galeotti, and became known for a fluid approach to tailoring.
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