In an interview way back in 1995, Giorgio Armani famously declared: “Black is the most elegant and intelligent colour.” Ever since, Armani has dressed men and women in the monochrome and emerged as the czar of fashion. For the fashion conscious, wearing an Armani label is the ultimate in luxe.
At the age of 38, Giorgio Armani along with Sergio Galeotti, flush with the money from the sale of a Volkswagen, began his career as a fashion designer with a dream: “I wanted women to be able to wear jackets, like men, without losing anything of their feminine allure.”
The billion-dollar fashion empire built by Giorgio Armani, headquartered in Milan, has a vast portfolio, including Armani Prive, a haute couture range, besides Giorgio Armani, Armani |
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| Exchange, Emporio Armani, Armani Jeans and Armani Collezioni. It designs, manufactures, distributes and retails fashion and lifestyle products including apparel, accessories, eye-wear, watches, jewellery, home interiors, fragrances and cosmetics under a range of brand names. |
1970
Armani opens his own fashion-consulting firm with
his friend and business partner Sergio Galeotti
1975
The Giorgio Armani Company is founded, beginning one of Italy's most incredible fashion success stories
1980
Armani launches Emporio Armani in Milan; Armani appears on the cover of Time magazine
1983
Launch of men’s fragrance called
Armani. Giorgio Armani’s New York
flagship store opens. Armani presents a new style of evening wear, mixing
men’s shirts and ties with exotic
print skirts
1987
Giorgio Armani suits up The Untouchables for the silver screen
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1990s
Launch of A/X, Armani Exchange; Giorgio Armani Neve, Giorgio Armani Golf and Giorgio Armani Classico collections. Emporio Armani fragrances for men and women are also launched
1998
Emporio Armani opens on Boulevard Saint
Germain, in Paris
2001
New York’s Guggenheim Museum celebrates 25 years of elegant fashion from Giorgio Armani
2002
Armani comes up with a brand new suit for the upcoming film The Tuxedo
2007
The Samsung Armani mobile phone launched
2008
Giorgio Armani sets up shop in India |
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