Overview

• The last runway presentation of a Giorgio Armani collection was staged at the Pinacoteca di Brera during Milan Fashion Week.
• Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and Glenn Close were among the attendees, with Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson offering tributes.
• Guests toured a newly opened exhibition of Armani’s work after the show, featuring pieces such as the American Gigolo suit.
• The collection blended classic tailoring with glittering eveningwear in blue, green and violet tones inspired by Milan and Pantelleria.
• Attendees received T‑shirts bearing Armani’s portrait, the closing blue gown carried the same image to a standing ovation, and Silvana Armani with Leo Dell’Orco accepted the applause.