Giorgio Armani in 1988

Giorgio Armaniis a fashion giant who first made his mark in menswear.

His signature soft approach to tailoring reshaped not only the masculine suit but also male stereotypes.

See Richard Gere at his most drop-dead gorgeous in 1980sAmerican Gigolofor proof.

Giorgio Armani in 1988

Giorgio Armani in 1988

His Italian sprezzatura translated effortlessly into Hollywood.

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Armani Privé, fall 2024 couture

The designer with Richard Gere 1988

The designer with Richard Gere, 1988

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Giorgio Armani, spring 2023 menswear

Giorgio Armani fall 2023 menswear

Giorgio Armani, fall 2023 menswear

Giorgio Armani spring 2007 readytowear

Giorgio Armani, spring 2007 ready-to-wear

Beyonc attends the spring 2007 Giorgio Armani show.

Beyoncé attends the spring 2007 Giorgio Armani show.

Met Gala honorary chair Giorgio Armani with cochairs George Clooney and Julia Roberts 2008

Met Gala honorary chair Giorgio Armani with cochairs George Clooney and Julia Roberts, 2008

Linda Evangelista for Giorgio Armani spring 1991 readytowear

Linda Evangelista for Giorgio Armani, spring 1991 ready-to-wear

Irina Shayk attends Giorgio Amanis spring 2023 readytowear show.

Irina Shayk attends Giorgio Amani’s spring 2023 ready-to-wear show.

Grace Jones photographed by JeanMichel Goude in Giorgio Armani 1981

Grace Jones photographed by Jean-Michel Goude in Giorgio Armani, 1981

Viola Davis winner of the Oscar for best actress in a supporting role in Armani 2007

Viola Davis, winner of the Oscar for best actress in a supporting role, in Armani, 2007

Leonardo DiCaprio in Armani at the 2007 Academy Awards

Leonardo DiCaprio in Armani at the 2007 Academy Awards

The designer with DiCaprio 2006

The designer with DiCaprio, 2006

Giorgio Armani fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani spring 1955 readytowear

Giorgio Armani, spring 1955 ready-to-wear

With Ashley Judd at Cinema Against AIDS in Aid of AmFAR 2004

With Ashley Judd at Cinema Against AIDS in Aid of AmFAR, 2004

Emporio Armani spring 1992 readytowear

Emporio Armani, spring 1992 ready-to-wear

Giorgio Armani fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani with Sophia Loren backstage at his spring 1994 readytowear show

Giorgio Armani with Sophia Loren backstage at his spring 1994 ready-to-wear show

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Backstage at Giorgio Armani’s spring 2023 ready-to-wear show

Lauren Hutton at a Giorgio Armani show 1980

Lauren Hutton at a Giorgio Armani show, 1980

Tina Chow at a Giorgio Armani party circa 1980

Tina Chow at a Giorgio Armani party, circa 1980

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

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A look from the debut Armani Privé collection for spring 2005 couture

A look from the most recent Armani Priv collection for fall 2023 couture

A look from the most recent Armani Privé collection for fall 2023 couture

An installation view of the Armani exhibition at the Guggenheim 2000

An installation view of the Armani exhibition at the Guggenheim, 2000

Inside the Armani retrospective at the Shanghai Art Museum 2006

Inside the Armani retrospective at the Shanghai Art Museum, 2006

Giorgio Armani Fall 2014

Giorgio Armani, fall 2014 ready-to-wear

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2018 ready-to-wear

Jodie Foster in Armani at the 2013 Golden Globes

Jodie Foster in Armani at the 2013 Golden Globes

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Armani Privé, spring 2005 couture

Sharon Stone in Armani at the Last Dance premiere 1996

Sharon Stone in Armani at theLast Dancepremiere, 1996

Ziyi Zhang in Armani Priv at the 2006 Academy Awards

Ziyi Zhang in Armani Privé at the 2006 Academy Awards

Giorgio Armani with Silvana  and Roberta Armani at the opening of the designers exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in…

Giorgio Armani with Silvana (left) and Roberta Armani at the opening of the designer’s exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, 2000

Giorgio Armani spring 1993 readytowear

Giorgio Armani, spring 1993 ready-to-wear

Giorgio Armani fall 1992 readytowear

Giorgio Armani, fall 1992 ready-to-wear

Giorgio Armani spring 1993 readytowear

Giorgio Armani, spring 1993 ready-to-wear

Armani Priv spring 2023 couture

Armani Privé, spring 2023 couture

Giorgio Armani spring 1992 readytowear

Giorgio Armani, spring 1992 ready-to-wear

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

The designer with Lee Radziwiłl at the CFDAs 1993

The designer with Lee Radziwiłl at the CFDAs, 1993

The designer with Gwyneth Paltrow in New York 1996

The designer with Gwyneth Paltrow in New York, 1996

The designer with Claudia Cardinale in Monaco 1993

The designer with Claudia Cardinale in Monaco, 1993

Anne Hathaway attending an Armani Priv show

Anne Hathaway attending an Armani Privé show

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Armani Privé, spring 2005 couture

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Armani Privé, spring 2005 couture

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Armani Privé, spring 2005 couture

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Giorgio Armani, resort 2018

Giorgio Armani spring 2008 menswear

Giorgio Armani, spring 2008 menswear

Cate Blanchett arriving at Giorgio Armanis spring 2023 show

Cate Blanchett arriving at Giorgio Armani’s spring 2023 show

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Giorgio Armani, resort 2020

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2023 menswear

Giorgio Armani fall 2023 readytowear

Giorgio Armani, fall 2023 ready-to-wear

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2019 ready-to-wear

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Armani Privé, spring 2017 couture

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Giorgio Armani, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2022 ready-to-wear

Winona Ryder in Armani at the 2000 Academy Awards

Winona Ryder in Armani at the 2000 Academy Awards

Benicio del Toro winner of the bestsupportingactor Oscar in Armani 2001

Benicio del Toro, winner of the best-supporting-actor Oscar, in Armani, 2001

Armani dressed the Liverpool team for the 1996 FA Cup.

Armani dressed the Liverpool team for the 1996 FA Cup.

Emporio Armani spring 2005 readytowear

Emporio Armani, spring 2005 ready-to-wear

Giorgio Armani Spring 2015 RTW Backstage

Giorgio Armani, spring 2015 ready-to-wear

Katie Holmes in Giorgio Armani at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar party

Katie Holmes in Giorgio Armani at the 2007Vanity FairOscar party

Giorgio Armani designed Katie Holmess wedding dress in 2006

Giorgio Armani designed Katie Holmes’s wedding dress in 2006

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

Giorgio Armani fall 2021 menswear

Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 menswear

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

Armani at the Guggenheim Bilbao 2001

Armani at the Guggenheim Bilbao, 2001

Cate Blanchett in Armani Priv at the Cannes premiere of A Star Is Born 2018

Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé at the Cannes premiere ofA Star Is Born,2018

Cate Blanchett in Armani Priv at the Cannes premiere of A Star Is Born 2018

Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé at the Cannes premiere ofA Star Is Born,2018

Beyonc performs in Armani Priv 2008

Beyoncé performs in Armani Privé, 2008

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Giorgio Armani, resort 2020

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Giorgio Armani, resort 2020

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Giorgio Armani, resort 2020

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Giorgio Armani, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

The designer with models 1990

The designer with models, 1990

The designer with Martin Scorsese at Cannes 2002

The designer with Martin Scorsese at Cannes, 2002

Giorgio Armani Spring 2015 RTW Backstage

Giorgio Armani, spring 2015 ready-to-wear

The Giorgio Armani retrospective exhibition in Rome 2004

The Giorgio Armani retrospective exhibition in Rome, 2004

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Giorgio Armani, fall 2019 ready-to-wear

Lady Helen Windsor Rosamund Pike Cate Blanchett Roberta Armani and Katie Holmes in the front row at the spring 2007…

Lady Helen Windsor, Rosamund Pike, Cate Blanchett, Roberta Armani, and Katie Holmes in the front row at the spring 2007 Armani Privé couture show

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Armani Privé, fall 2016 couture

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Armani Privé, fall 2016 couture

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Armani Priv fall 2023 couture

Armani Privé, fall 2023 couture

Giorgio Armani at the close of his spring 2024 menswear show

Giorgio Armani at the close of his spring 2024 menswear show