Overview

• Family and close friends held a small service Monday at the 14th‑century Church of San Martino in Rivalta, near Armani’s birthplace, as residents gathered outside to pay respects.
• An estimated 15,000–16,000 people visited his coffin during a two‑day public viewing at the Armani Teatro headquarters in Milan over the weekend.
• Local authorities cordoned off the area for privacy, Armani stores closed for the afternoon, and officials declared days of mourning in both Piacenza and Milan.
• Italian media report he will be cremated with ashes to be placed in the Rivalta family chapel where his parents and brother are buried, though the timing has not been officially confirmed.
• Reports note key figures at the funeral, including longtime partner Leo Dell’Orco, menswear head Pantaleo Dell’Orco, and nephew Andrea Camerana, as colleagues say Armani worked until his final days.