Overview
- Dell’Orco says Armani’s illness arrived suddenly and that Armani understood he would not survive, recounting nights spent unsure he would find him alive in the morning.
- He continues living in their home but has left Armani’s private floor untouched, with the designer’s cats, parrots and blackbird remaining on the shared level.
- For the first men’s runway show without Armani, Dell’Orco states he will oversee menswear and Silvana Armani will lead womenswear, a setup he says Armani decided.
- He describes Armani as the central decision‑maker at the company who rarely delegated, noting the team now realizes it learned how to act and decide.
- Personal details from the relationship include a diamond Dell’Orco gifted that Armani always wore, cited among the few items he took during the Pantelleria fire escape.