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Ciao, Giorgio

November 27, 2025

Ciao, Giorgio

We look back to the legacy of Giorgio Armani

On September 4 2025, Italy – and the world – lost one of its greatest visionaries: Giorgio Armani. The designer was a force to be reckoned with in the fashion world, his career spanning more than five decades, and extending far beyond clothes into furnishings, hospitality, lifestyle and the very idea of modern elegance. But Armani was more than a creative genius: he was a mentor, an artist, a fiercely dedicated craftsman, and, to many of his fellow Milanese, a discreetly warm and unfailingly gracious presence. For generations, he personified a particular kind of Italian refinement: quiet, exacting, deeply rooted in tradition yet always attuned to the present.

Armani’s influence radiated far beyond the runway. His aesthetic shaped cinema, luxury interiors, the global hotel landscape, and even the public imagination of what it means to dress – and live – with intention. He built not just a brand, but a universe, defined by restraint, and a belief that beauty lies in clarity rather than excess. His passing marked the end of an era, but his legacy continues to inform the way the world sees Italian style.

As the year draws to a close, we thought it only right to pay him a deserving tribute here on ISSIMO – a celebration of the man who helped define the elegance we hold so dear.

Early beginnings

Born on July 11, 1934 in Piacenza, in northern Italy, Giorgio Armani came of age in the austere post-war years.

Fashion was not his initial destiny: after school, he enrolled at the University of Milan to study medicine. A compulsory stint in the army followed, and it was during this period that his outlook began to shift – away from the clinical precision of medicine and toward a world shaped by aesthetics, discipline and observation.

His first steps into style were modest but defining. He joined Milan’s iconic department store La Rinascente as a window-dresser and sales assistant, absorbing lessons in how garments are presented, how people choose them, and how fashion intersects with real life. The experience became the foundation for his design language, rooted in clarity an instinctive sense of how clothes should feel on the body.

By the mid-1960s he was designing for menswear brand Nino Cerruti’s “Hitman” line and freelancing widely. It was a period of deep apprenticeship for Armani, both on a technical level – a deep dive into cut and construction – and a commercial one. Then, in July 1975, Armani took the leap. Together with his partner Sergio Galeotti, he founded the house that would bear his name: Giorgio Armani S.p.A. From the outset, he questioned fashion’s excesses, asking instead how he might dress modern men and women not for a role, but for the realities of their lives.

Fashion milestones

Armani’s impact on fashion was profound and far-reaching. In the 1970s he rewrote the rules of menswear with his soft, unstructured jackets and suits – tailoring that seemed to move with the body rather than contain it. For women, he introduced a new idea of power dressing, one that didn’t hinge on borrowing from the masculine wardrobe but instead reframed authority through ease, fluidity and impeccable cut.

His labels grew, giving way to an empire built with rare coherence: from Giorgio Armani’s haute line to Emporio Armani, Armani Exchange, Armani Casa, Armani Hotels and beyond. Each extension wasn’t simply a commercial move, but part of a larger vision, an ecosystem that brought his point of view into every aspect of what we call lifestyle today. 

To that end, the creative didn’t just sell clothes; he articulated a way of living – one defined by restraint, and a humble confidence that felt distinctly Italian.

Hollywood, too, found a soulmate in his restraint. He helped shape the modern red carpet, offering stars an alternative to spectacle: a glamour defined by sculptural simplicity and the confidence of understatement. The Armani silhouette – clean, assured, unmistakable – became a visual shorthand for a new kind of luxury.

Perhaps most remarkably, he did all of this on his own terms. Armani famously resisted outside investors, maintaining full control of his company at a scale almost unheard of in contemporary fashion. By the time of his passing, he had built not just a global luxury house but a symbol – a shorthand for “Made in Italy” excellence. 

Legacy

Giorgio Armani’s legacy is not merely his archive, vast as it is. It is the paradigm shift he initiated, away from ornamental excess and toward an elegance grounded in moderation, clarity and purpose. He understood that simplicity, when executed with absolute precision, becomes its own form of seduction.

He offered fashion a slower, more deliberate model. While the industry raced ahead, Armani held fast to craft and continuity, showing that a brand could evolve with dignity rather than urgency. His clothes weren’t designed for seasons, but for lives – a philosophy that feels strikingly modern today.

His vision extended seamlessly into the environments he created: the serene geometry of Armani Casa, the cool, architectural calm of his hotels, the curated minimalism of his restaurants. Long before “lifestyle brand” became part of fashion’s vocabulary, Armani had built an entire universe in his image.

Above all, there was the man: disciplined, thoughtful, unfailingly meticulous. Those who worked with him often described a focused intensity – a designer who believed that elegance was not a surface to be adorned but a way of approaching the world. That ethos, as much as any garment, is his greatest legacy.

Today, Armani’s influence remains visible everywhere: in the soft shoulders of contemporary tailoring, in the rise of pared-back interiors, in the global reverence for Italian craftsmanship. Giorgio Armani has left us, but the world he envisioned – measured, refined, unmistakably his – continues to shape the future of fashion.

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