Overview
- The house presented the last collection personally worked on by Giorgio Armani in the cloister of Milan’s Brera art museum, framed by lanterns with live piano by Ludovico Einaudi and themes drawn from Milan and Pantelleria.
- Stars including Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Glenn Close, Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee attended the black‑tie show, which ended with a standing ovation as Silvana Armani and Leo Dell’Orco took a bow.
- Anna Wintour presented a posthumous Legacy Award to Armani at the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards, received by Silvana Armani, Andrea Camerana and Leo Dell’Orco, with additional honors recognizing Tod’s, Willy Chavarria, Regenesi, The Schneider Group, Zegna, Saheli Women, Sake, Aura Blockchain Consortium and Kiton.
- WWD reported pro‑Palestine demonstrators outside La Scala during the CNMI ceremony, with guests hurrying into the theater as chants carried into the venue.
- Associated Press reporting says the will instructs heirs to sell 15% of the business within three years, with preferred buyers named as experienced industry groups such as LVMH, L’Oréal or EssilorLuxottica.