Giorgio Armani titled his fall Emporio Armani collection “Seductive,” and the designer enticed with generous proportions; plush fabrics galore, including crushed velvet for pants; shots of metallic in knitwear, and generous helpings of animal prints, on shoes, hats and little furry jackets. It added up to a strong and compelling show, perhaps a little flashier … Read more
MILAN – Photographer Oliviero Toscani died on Monday at the Cecina hospital in Tuscany. He was 82. Two years ago, he revealed he was suffering from amyloidosis. Toscani was born in Milan on Feb. 28, 1942. While he worked for decades with magazines ranging from Elle and Vogue to Harper’s Bazaar and Esquire and with … Read more
LONDON — Mytheresa’s latest issue of print publication The Album is working up a sweat. Titled “Beautiful Game,” the volume is themed around sports, and features interviews with Dante Bonfirm Costa Santos, Nice’s soccer team captain, and designer Giorgio Armani. Inside, Bonfirm Costa Santos — who’s Europe’s oldest active professional soccer player in the top … Read more
MILAN — Giorgio Armani is taking New York. The designer is billing the trip as very personal, as it coincides with two milestones: his 90th birthday last July and, next year, his namesake company’s 50th anniversary. “I am approaching this journey like a cinematic experience, recalling the films that captivated me in my youth and … Read more
BG’S ARMANI CONNECTION: Giorgio Armani will be making a rare appearance at Bergdorf Goodman to mingle with the store team and top customers for a private event during his time in New York City. The legendary designer will be coming to the Big Apple next week to celebrate some milestone moments and to visit Bergdorf … Read more
“Made in Italy: shame in Italy,” chanted a handful of migrant labourers last week in Geneva, Switzerland, outside the flagship store of luxury accessory maker Montblanc, having travelled from Italy’s famed leatherwear region Tuscany. Standing about 3km (two miles) from where Montblanc’s US$76 billion parent company Richemont was meeting shareholders, the workers – flanked by … Read more
MORE CASA: The Armani Group has partnered with real estate developer Patrimar on the design of residential units, common areas and amenities of a luxury real estate complex in Rio de Janeiro. This is Giorgio Armani’s first real estate venture in Brazil. “I’m very pleased with this new collaboration, which allows me to explore my … Read more
MILAN — Despite the pouring rain outside the sprawling and modern Ferrari offices in Milan, it’s all sunshine inside. In an exclusive interview a few days after Charles Leclerc’s win at the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix on the Monza circuit for Scuderia Ferrari, chief brand officer Carla Liuni and creative director Rocco Iannone are … Read more
MILAN — Giorgio Armani turns 90 on Thursday but, true to form, the Italian designer is not standing still, gearing up for a major event in New York this fall. There is no doubt he is closely spearheading the preparations, meticulously mapping out the details — as the years have not been preventing him from … Read more
Milan’s loss is New York’s gain. Giorgio Armani revealed Tuesday that he will parade his namesake brand’s spring 2025 collection in New York and not in Milan. The show is scheduled for Oct. 17 to coincide with the inauguration of the designer’s new building on Madison Avenue, which has been entirely redesigned to include residential … Read more
