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| Born | 11 July 1934 Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy (current Italy) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Parent(s) | Ugo Armani Maria Raimondi |
| Awards | CFDA International Award for 1983 |
| Labels | Giorgio Armani S.p.A., Armani Collezioni, Emporio Armani, Armani Jeans, Armani Exchange, Armani Junior, Armani Casa, Armani Dolci, Armani Caffé, Armani Fiori, Armani Hotels, Armani Ristorante |
Giorgio Armani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; 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 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer that Italy has produced, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $8.5 billion as of 2013. He is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion.
Early years
Armani was born in the northern Italian town of Piacenza, where he was raised with older brother Sergio and younger sister Rosanna by his mother Maria Raimondi and father Ugo Armani (an accountant for a transport company), who was of Armenian-Italian descent. Whilst at secondary school at the Liceo Scientifico Respighi in Piacenza, 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 after three years, in 1953, he left and joined the army. Due to his medical background, he was assigned to the Military Hospital in Verona, where he would attend shows at the Arena. He eventually decided to look for a different career path.
Italian fashion designer, Giorgio Armani has a net worth of $8.86 billion as of January 2018.
He spent 2 years in medical school at the University of Piacenza before dropping out in 1957 to take a job as a department store buyer. He went on to become a seller for the menswear department, in which capacity he gained valuable experience in the marketing aspect of the fashion industry. In the mid-1960s, Armani moved to the Nino Cerruti company, for which he designed 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. The designer to the stars also markets perfume, baby clothes, home decor and expensive watches. The designer has licensed his name for a string of hotels; Dubai’s Burj Khalifa hotel opened in 2010 and the 96-room Hotel Armani Milan opened in November 2011.
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