Giorgio Armani

Known for ActingBorn 1934-07-11Died 2025-09-04Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Giorgio Armani (July 11, 1934 – September 4, 2025) was an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He was known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $7 billion as of 2012. Born in northern Italy, Armani originally studied medicine at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart before leaving the field of medicine after working in a hospital during his military service. After leaving the military, Armani started in fashion a window dresser at La Rinascente, a department store in Milan before quickly climbing store ranks. In the mid-1960s, Armani moved to the Nino Cerruti company, for which he designed menswear over the next decade while also freelancing for up to ten manufacturers. In 1973, he open a design office in Milan, leading to great personal success and networking among Italy’s fashion elite, leading him to found the Giorgio Armani Spa in Milan with his friend Galeotti, and presenting collections under his own name for the first time. In 1979, after founding the Giorgio Armani Corporation, Armani began producing for the United States, where the label became a leading names in international fashion introduced several new product lines. These successes would lead him to numerous commercial deals with notable fashion and beauty houses, such as L’Oreal. By the early 90s, Armani expanded his talents to cinema, both for personal and financial reasons. Designing costumes for more than one hundred films, including American Gigolo and The Untouchables, Armani quickly established himself as a go-to designer for Hollywood. Armani designed made-to-measure suits for Christian Bale's character Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight and subsequent “Giorgio Armani for Bruce Wayne” collections in 2008. His brand continues to succeed in the new century, with recognition for artistic merits, profitable commercial partnerships, and public work such as designing uniforms for Olympic Athletes.Read more

Movies & web series

Bambi

Inglourious Basterds

Catwalk

The Untouchables

My Voyage to Italy

Bling Empire

A Man's Story

High Heels

Elysium

Stealing Beauty

Saturday Night Live

Phenomena

Valentino: The Last Emperor

Emma

Husbands and Lovers

Eurotrash

Confession of Pain

Knight and Day

Shrink

Michelangelo Eye to Eye

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Miracle at St. Anna

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Rising Sun

American Gigolo

Made in Milan

Mademoiselle C

The Comfort of Strangers

Così fan tutte - ROH

Roxanne Lowit Magic Moments

Anna Piaggi: Fashion Visionary

Discovering Fashion

Giorgio Armani: A Man for All Seasons

V.I.P.

27 Piazza Castello

La Machine Mode

The Look

Tony Awards