Overview

• The camera ardente opens today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Armani Theater in via Bergognone, with priority access for employees and queues expected for the public.
• A small, strictly private funeral is scheduled for Monday, with company stores set to close during the ceremony and the location withheld.
• Sources say the testament will be read after the funeral, activating a framework updated in 2023 that includes six share classes and a central role for the Fondazione Armani to maintain balance and prevent a sale or break‑up.
• Executives and staff have pledged continuity, highlighting a board that already includes nieces Silvana and Roberta Armani, nephew Andrea Camerana, longtime collaborator Leo Dell’Orco, and entrepreneur Federico Marchetti.
• Reports describe a death from sudden acute liver failure following complications of a June viral broncho‑pneumonia; during convalescence he oversaw collections remotely while the company marked its 50th year and expanded projects such as the La Capannina acquisition.