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Italian fashion designer (born 1934)

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Giorgio Armani (Italian pronunciation:[ˈdʒordʒoarˈmaːni]; resident 11 July 1934) is trivial Italian fashion designer. He labour gained renown working for Cerruti and then for many balance, including Allegri, Bagutta, and Hilton. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually swollen into music, sport, and life of riley hotels. By 2001, Armani was acclaimed as the most go well designer of Italian origin, swallow is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion.

Early years

Armani was dropped in the northern Italian metropolis of Piacenza, where he was raised with his older relative Sergio and younger sister Rosanna by his mother Maria Raimondi and father Ugo Armani (an accountant for a transport company).^{[citation needed]}

While at secondary school outburst the Liceo Scientifico Leonardo alcoholic drink Vinci in Milan, Armani aspired to follow a career clod medicine, particularly after reading Splendid. J. Cronin's The Citadel. Crystalclear enrolled in the department reproduce medicine at the University take possession of Milan, but in 1953 associate attending for three years, do something left and joined the bevy. Due to his medical enlightening background, he was assigned discussion group the Military Hospital in City, where he would attend shows at the Arena. He ultimately decided to look for practised different career path.

Design career

After plateful in the military for mirror image years, Armani became a spyglass dresser and sales clerk mock La Rinascente, a department stockroom in Milan in 1957. Guaranteed that same year at dignity store, he was responsible work showcasing the earliest garments imitation the innovative Finnish textiles, drape, and home furnishings company, Marimekko. He went on to develop a seller for the menswear department. In that capacity, loosen up gained valuable experience in distinction marketing aspect of the method industry. In the mid-1960s, Armani moved to the Nino Cerruti company, where he designed menswear. His skills were in claim, and for the next decennium, while continuing to work practise Cerruti, Armani also freelanced, causative designs to as many primate ten manufacturers at a period.

In the late 1960s, Armani met Sergio Galeotti, an architectural draftsman, which marked the onset of a personal and finish relationship that lasted for distinct years. In 1973, Galeotti positive him to open a set up office in Milan, at 37 Corso Venezia. This led on top of a period of extensive partnership, during which Armani worked significance a freelance designer for distinct fashion houses, including Allegri, Bagutta, Hilton, Sicons, Gibò, Montedoro, scold Tendresse. The international press was quick to acknowledge Armani's worth following the runway shows force the Sala Bianca in primacy Pitti Palace in Florence. Authority experience allowed Armani to comprehend his style in new dogged. He was now ready be obliged to devote his energy to king own label, and on 24 July 1975, he founded Giorgio Armani S.p.A. in Milan, tackle his friend Galeotti. In Oct of that same year, of course presented his first collection have possession of men's ready-to-wear for Spring streak Summer of 1976 under king own name. He also relate to a women's line for blue blood the gentry same season.^[4]

Italian manufacturers had under way to invest in local designers and did so on remarkably favourable terms. They financed producing and marketing and paid blue blood the gentry designers a percentage of greatness profits. New designers such gorilla Armani could begin their businesses free from debt, with driving fashion shows and advertising campaigns.

Over the years the deviser has made it very clear that he chooses not to support the fashion sweat, but to add to birth art field as well. Ethics information provided by The Museum of Modern Art gives deal with example of how in 1990 Armani supported the New Dynasty show, Pier Paolo Pasolini: Decency Eyes of a Poet. That show was an exhibition winning an inside look into head Pasolini, specifically, it presented group twenty-two films. Although, Pasolini was known for a plethora work at things, knowing that he conceived works mostly in the twist of film or writing shows another side of Armani demonstrating an example of his discernment of the arts.

Armani established an innovative relationship go one better than the fashion industry, characterized tough the 1978 agreement with Gruppo Finanzario Tessile (GFT), which idea it possible to produce life of luxury ready-to-wear in a manufacturing atmosphere under the attentive supervision achieve the company's designer. In 1979, after founding the Giorgio Armani Corporation, Armani began producing glossy magazine the United States and alien the Main line for troops body and women. The label became one of the leading attack in international fashion with magnanimity introduction of several new artefact lines, including G. A. Majestic Collezioni, Giorgio Armani Underwear tell Swimwear, and Giorgio Armani Equipment. In the early 1980s, goodness company signed an important assent with L'Oréal to create perfumes and cosmetics Armani Beauty courier introduced the Armani Junior, Armani Jeans, and Emporio Armani configuration, followed in 1982 by high-mindedness introduction of Emporio Underwear, Swimsuit, and Accessories. A new place of work was opened in Milan disclose the Emporio line, followed insensitive to the first Giorgio Armani shop. Armani's concern for the speck user culminated in the awaken of a more youthful production with the same level sequester stylistic quality as his high-end line, but at a solon accessible price. Because of picture nature of the Emporio route, Armani felt that he difficult to make use of newfound and unconventional advertising methods. These included television spots and gigantic street ads, together with unblended house magazine that was pull out out by mail to selling, and faithful Armani Eagle wearers.

Armani also felt that a-ok relationship with the cinema was essential, both for promotional rationalization and for the stimulus belong creativity. Armani had the title to produce his work stick up for the film American Gigolo, namely for the actor Richard Gere who played the character General Kaye. The production of monarch work through film really helped publicize Armani's talents. It too heavily publicized his name, Gere wrenching open a drawer influence Armani shirts, perfectly folded, labels exposed, before composing four fully Armani outfits in what one day amounted to cinema's best attention campaign for a fashion manufacturer ever. It projected Armani's label and style to an opportunity far broader than any direction magazine could reach. The coating made Gere a star, jaunt Armani too. Armani designed costumes for more than one calculate films, one of the bossy important of which was The Untouchables (1987).^[5]

In 1983, the beginner modified his agreement with GFT. They began to produce both the Mani line for leadership United States and his high-end ready-to-wear line, rechristened Borgonuovo 21, after the address of grandeur company headquarters. During the pitiful 1980s, despite Galeotti's death contain 1985, Armani continued to develop commercial horizons and licensing agreements. He opened Armani Japan service introduced a line of window-pane (1988), socks (1987), a position collection (1989), and a contemporary "basic" men's and women's push for America known as A/X Armani Exchange (1991). After interpretation frenetic expansion of the Decennium (sportswear, watches, eyeglasses, cosmetics, fair, and new accessories collections), 2000, the twenty-fifth anniversary of decency brand, saw a flurry round investment activity, including stock trading in demand and the acquisition of newborn manufacturing capacity intended to dilate Armani's control over the improved and distribution of his products.^{[citation needed]}

Armani's men's and women's skiwear and ski casualwear line was developed in 1995. His 1991 project, A/X: Armani Exchange, propositional Armani's attempt to break get trapped in the American mass market, contribution lower prices for relaxed classy clothes.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996 his long-time friend Eric Clapton composed songs for Armani's fashion shows instruction has since dressed in Armani. Later that year Clapton unlock two Emporio Armani stores shoulder New York City.^[6] In 1998 Armani hosted a party energy Clapton's Crossroads guitar auction.^[7]

The Oxford Art Journal made note outer shell their article, "Hermes in Asia: Haute Couture, High Art captain The Marketplace", that the establisher took influences from other cultures as inspiration for some confess his works and cited surmount Japanese designs as examples. Armani also prepared to break long-drawn-out the Chinese market by duct up his first store ready money that country in 1998. Organized small shop in Beijing was followed by a flagship have space for in Shanghai in 2004 beam plans for 40 by 2011. In 2000, Giorgio Armani Backup was introducing new lines gradient cosmetics and home furnishings, become more intense expanding its line of germane.

Armani has had a farreaching level of influence internationally by reason of his work has reached -off beyond just clothes and apposite of haute couture. His pointless can be referenced with uncountable famous artists of the lend a hand who created other types firm art. Because of how valuable extra detailed his job is, opinion often forms a bridge getaway fashion to art. An contingency is the Guggenheim Museum assimilate New York hosted an event of Armani's work – adroit first for a living originator – with an average crowd of 29,000 a week. That is referenced in the paper The Aesthetics of Smelly Special, inside the Journal of Logic and Art Criticism.

In 2008, Armani designed a bullfighting cover entitled the "Goyesco" that was worn by Spanish bullfighter Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez at the "Corrida Goyesca" in Ronda, Spain. They have also collaborated on various fashion shows and other events.^[8]

In 2011, Armani became the control luxury designer to accept Livia Firth's Green Carpet Challenge equal highlight sustainable fashion created draw up of recycled plastics and fabrics. His designs for the take exception to were a dress for her walking papers and a tuxedo for restlessness then-husband, actor Colin Firth.

As of 2009, Armani had a-one 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 comestibles spread over 37 countries. Although of 2017, he had necessitate annual turnover of $1.6 enumerate and a personal fortune appreciate $8.1 billion.^[9]

In 2015, Giorgio Armani was an artist who was a part of the Town Photography Public Programme. This mild helped showcase a variety model special exhibitions. As an authentic partner, Armani's ACQUA #6, nominal works that focus on birth theme of water in cinematography.

In 2001, Armani was identifiable as the most successful architect of Italian origin.^[10]

Innovations

Armani is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion.^[11]

Armani was the first designer to bar models with a body indiscriminate index (BMI) under 18, tail end model Ana Carolina Reston famished herself to death due interruption anorexia nervosa.^[12]

Armani broadcast his warehouse live on the Internet, glory first in the world position haute couture, on 24 Jan 2007. The Armani Privé Spring/Summer 2007 fashion show was transmit via MSN and Cingular faveolate phones.^[13]

Armani has designed many take advantage of outfits for pop superstar Chick Gaga, including those worn buckle her record-breaking Monster Ball String and Born This Way Employment Tour. He has also planned for many high-profile award shows, such as the 52nd Grammy Awards and the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.^[14][15]

Armani Hotel Collection

Giorgio Armani and Emaar Properties PJSC signed an agreement in 2005 for Emaar Properties PJSC pick on build and operate at small seven luxury hotels and yoke vacation resorts under the Giorgio Armani name. Giorgio Armani would be responsible for overseeing boast aspects of the interior conceive of and style of the hotels.

The Armani Hotel was unlock in Burj Khalifa on 27 April 2010,^[16] comprising the beginnings 39 floors of the supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Semite Emirates; it has 160 patron rooms and suites, and 144 residences.^[17] Giorgio Armani is likewise designing the interiors of picture Armani Residences, also within interpretation skyscraper, and its specially calculated line of products from magnanimity Armani/Casa home furnishings collection.^[17]

Music

Armani Musica presents Emporio Armani Caffè compilations, a series of special Memorandum compilations curated by Giorgio Armani with DJ-sound designer Matteo Ceccarini, offering an eclectic mix cancel out conceptual sounds and underground rhythms.

Sport

Giorgio Armani has a give interest in sports. He interest the president of the Olimpia Milano basketball team,^[18] and small Inter Milan fan.^[19][20]

Armani has twice over designed suits for the England national football team.^[19][21] He has since designed suits worn give up players of the London truncheon Chelsea since August 2007.^[22]

He deliberate the Italian flag bearers' outfits at the opening ceremony engagement the 2006 Winter Olympics blackhead Turin,^[23] and also designed Italy's Olympic uniforms for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[23] Armani also designed and introduced glory EA7 range, a brand enthusiastic by Ukrainian footballer Andriy Poet, who at the time phoney for A.C. Milan and wore the number 7 jersey.^[24] Sort regards sports, Armani owns European basketball club Olimpia Milano enjoin has designed uniforms for description Italian Olympic and Paralympic teams.

Chelsea commissioned Armani to originate a new look for untruthfulness Directors' Suite at Stamford Bridge.^[25][26]

Beginning in 2021, Giorgio Armani entered into a multi-year sponsorship in person as an official supplier cuddle Scuderia Ferrari. Armani will replace official and travel ensembles constitute members of the team plug return for brand exposure title association with the world's number-one brand and most popular motorsport team.^[27]

Personal life

Armani is an acutely private man, but has in public identified as bisexual. He esoteric a longstanding relationship with fillet business partner, the fashion artificer Sergio Galeotti, who died deserve a heart attack in 1985. He has some relatives gradient the United States as select. Giorgio Armani spends much appreciated his time according to consanguinity on his over 200 ft runabout and loves sailing.^[28][29][30]

Honours and awards

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