Giorgio Armani (born 11 July 1934) 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 1974, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy,^[1] with an annual turnover of $1.691 billion, and a personal fortune of $4.1 billion.^[2] This article is about the fashion company. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Piacenza (Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. ... Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic      The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... Giorgio Armani S.p. ... The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit trade group for American fashion designers founded in 1962. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... --76. ... This article is about the fashion company. ...

Early life

Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. He originally trained in medicine, but found his passion in photography, before being called up for national service in 1957. He then worked in a department store, La Rinascente, as a window dresser. Piacenza (Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. ... Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... Photography [fәtɑgrәfi:],[foʊtɑgrәfi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or electronic sensor. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ...

Fashion career

From 1961 to 1970, Armani worked as a designer in well-known fashion house Nino Cerruti, after which he left to pursue freelance work. In 1974, with his partner Sergio Galeotti, he established Armani with a menswear label, introducing a womenswear line in 1975. His sister Rosanna Armani joined him in the company; Galeotti died of AIDS in 1985. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... This article is about the fashion company. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ...

Armani achieved his international breakthrough by tailoring for numerous Hollywood names and especially for Richard Gere in the title role of American Gigolo in 1980. In 2001, Forbes named him the most successful Italian designer, estimating his net worth at $1.7 billion; in giving him the same title five years later, the magazine estimated his fortune had grown to $4.1 billion. Richard Tiffany Gere[1] (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor. ... DVD cover American Gigolo is a 1980 film, written and directed by Paul Schrader, who based the film on French director Robert Bressons Pickpocket (1959). ... For other uses, see Forbes (disambiguation). ...

Innovations

Armani was among the first designers to ban models with a body mass index (BMI) under 18, after model Ana Carolina Reston starved herself to death due to anorexia nervosa. Look up body mass index in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ana Carolina Reston Ana Carolina Reston Macan (Jundiai June 4, 1985 – November 15, 2006) was a Brazilian fashion model of part Lebanese heritage. ... For other uses, see Anorexia. ...

In January 2007 Armani became the first designer to broadcast a haute couture fashion show live on the Internet. The Armani Prive spring/summer 2007 fashion show was broadcast via Microsoft Corporation’s MSN and Cingular cellular phones.^[3]

In sport

Giorgio Armani has a keen interest in sport; he is an Inter Milan fan, a president of the Milan basketball team,^[4] and has twice designed suits for the England national football team.^[5] He has been responsible for the suits worn by England's Chelsea FC since August 2007.^[6] He designed the ceremonial Italian flag-bearers' outfits at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Turin. Football Club Internazionale Milano (commonly, but incorrectly, known as Inter Milan) is an Italian football club, playing in the Serie A (first division). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously also known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in west London. ... The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ...

Charity work

In 2002 he was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity advocates of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and utilize their talent and fame to advocate for refugees. ... Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. ...

Notes and references

• Mackenzie, Suzie. "The gentle touch", The Guardian, 2004-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 
• McCartney, Stella. "The wisdom of King Giorgio", Independent on Sunday, 2006-05-16. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 
• "Q & A: Giorgio Armani", The Scene, CNN, 2006-10-03. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 
• Lee, Vinny. "Above the shop", The Times, 2007-09-22. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 

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External links

• www.giorgioarmani.com Company website
• www.italian-fashion-designer.com Life of Giorgio Armani
• fashion-forum.org Giorgio Armani - Biography
• Giorgio Armani, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador