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Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $7 billion as of 2012. Born in northern Italy, Armani originally studied medicine at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart before leaving the field of medicine after working in a hospital during his military service. After leaving the military, Armani started in fashion a window dresser at La Rinascente, a department store in Milan before quickly climbing store ranks. In the mid-1960s, Armani moved to the Nino Cerruti company, for which he designed menswear over the next decade  while also freelancing for up to ten manufacturers.  In 1973, he open a design office in Milan, leading to great personal success and networking among Italy’s fashion elite, leading him to found the Giorgio Armani Spa in Milan with his friend Galeotti, and presenting collections under his own name for the first time.   In 1979, after founding the Giorgio Armani Corporation, Armani began producing for the United States, where the label became a leading names in international fashion introduced several new product lines. These successes would lead him to numerous commercial deals with notable fashion and beauty houses, such as L’Oreal.  By the early 90s, Armani expanded his talents to cinema, both for personal and financial reasons.  Designing costumes for more than one hundred films, including American Gigolo and The Untouchables, Armani quickly established himself as a go-to designer for Hollywood.  Armani designed made-to-measure suits for Christian Bale's character Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight and subsequent “Giorgio Armani for Bruce Wayne” collections in 2008.  His brand continues to succeed in the new century, with recognition for artistic merits, profitable commercial partnerships, and public work such as designing uniforms for Olympic Athletes.


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Born:
Jul 11, 1934 In Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the series Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11
Latest Project:
Movie Roxanne Lowit Magic Moments 2016-10-14
Known For
Poster of A Man's Story
Poster of Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Poster of Catwalk
Poster of Made in Milan
Filmography
Movie Roxanne Lowit Magic Moments Himself 2016-10-14
Movie Anna Piaggi: Fashion Visionary Self (archive footage) 2016-06-16
Movie Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's Self 2013-05-03
Movie Mademoiselle C Self 2013-09-11
Movie A Man's Story Self 2011-10-08
Movie Valentino: The Last Emperor Self 2008-09-07
Movie Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Self 2007-10-21
Movie 27 Piazza Castello 1998-10-01
Movie Catwalk Self 1995-12-08
Movie Made in Milan Giorgio Armani 1990-09-04
Series Saturday Night Live Italian Prime Minister 1975-10-11