Is Giorgio Armani a royal fashion designer?
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer born on 11 July 1934. He formed his
company Armani in 1975. By 2001, Armani was the most successful Italian fashion
designer.
Source picture: Book Cover
Giorgio Armani was born in the northern Italian town of Piacenza, where he was raised
with his older brother Sergio and his younger sister Rosanna by their mother
Maria Raimondi and father Ugo Armani.
During the secondary school at the liceo Scientifico Leonardo Da Vinci in Milan,
Armani aspired to a career in medicine, particularly after reading A.J Cronin's
The Citadel. He enrolled in the Department of Medicine at the University of Milan.
But he left after three years and in 1953 he joined the army. Due to his medical
background, he was assigned to the Military Hospital in Verona.
Finally he opted luckily for another career path.
After the army, Armani found a job as a window dresser at La Rinascente, a
department store in Milan in 1957. He went on to become a seller for the
menswear department.
In the mid 1960's, Armani moved to the Nino Cerruti company, where he
designed menswear.
On 24 July 1975, Armani founded Giorgio Armani S.p.A in Milan with his
friend Sergio Galeotti.
In October 1975, Armani presented his first collection of men's ready-to-wear for
the Spring and Summer 1976 under his own name. He also produced a women's line
for the same season.
Emporio Armani shop in Antwerp, Belgium
Armani established an innovative relationship with the fashion industry, which made
it possible to produce luxury ready-to-wear.
In 1979, Armani started producing for the USA and he introduced a line for men and
women.
In the early 1980's, Armani signed an important agreement with L'Oréal to create
perfumes and introduced as Armani Junior.
A new store was opened in Milan for the Emporio line. He also has a long-term
collaboration with the movie world.
In the late 1980's, Armani opened a shop in Japan.
In 1996, Eric Clapton composed songs for Armani's fashion shows and has since
dressed in Armani!
In 1998, Armani opened a shop in China to break into the Chinese market.
In 2004 another shop followed in Shanghai.
In 2005 Giorgio Armani and Emaar Properties PJSC signed an agreement to
build and operate at least seven luxury hotels and three vacation resorts under
the Giorgio Armani name.
The Armani Hotel was opened in Burj Khalifa on 27 April 2010 in Dubai,
the United Arab Emirates.
Giorgio Armani also has a keen interest in sports. He has designed suits worn
by players of the London club Chelsea. He also had designed Italy's Olympic
uniforms for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
It must be no surprise that Giorgio Armani has lots of royal clients. Here is a
short list of them.
Royal clients
place to follow the fashion of Queen Mathilde is the blog "Garderobe royale"
Giorgio Armani.
This must be no surprise!
suit of Emperio Armani more on this link.
Giorgio Armani.
Charlène of Monaco? More on this link.
of Princess Caroline of Monaco, wore a jewel tone Armani dress for an
event in Rome. More on this link.
big fan from another Italian Designer: Valentino. The website (in Dutch) for
fashion lovers about Queen Máxima is Modekoningin Máxima.
portrait.
London on 20 April 2017.
during her visit to Sussex.
To conclude
Giorgio Armani really is a royal fashion designer.
myself.
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