Overview

• The Armani Group announced the designer’s death at 91 in a formal communiqué that mourned its founder and “tireless driving force.”
• The statement committed to safeguarding what he created and to advancing the company in his memory, without detailing succession plans.
• Armani had recently pulled back for health reasons, skipping the men’s shows in Milan in June and the Armani Privé presentation in Paris in July.
• Across five decades he reshaped modern style with fluid tailoring, muted palettes and gender-blurring silhouettes, gaining global recognition through cinema from Diane Keaton to Richard Gere.
• Fiercely independent, he built a diversified, privately held luxury group spanning fashion, fragrances and hotels after launching his label in the mid-1970s with Sergio Galeotti, with 2024 revenue reported at €2.3 billion.