{"id":168009,"date":"2025-09-05T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=168009"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:48:09","slug":"giorgio-armani-dies-at-91-chloe-malle-steps-up-at-vogue-rachel-scott-joins-proenza-and-more-news-you-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=168009","title":{"rendered":"Giorgio Armani Dies at 91, Chloe Malle Steps Up at Vogue, Rachel Scott Joins Proenza, and more news you missed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giorgio Armani Passes at 91<\/strong>
\nGiorgio Armani<\/a>, the Italian designer whose minimalist tailoring defined the 1980s and reshaped modern fashion, has died at the age of 91. The Armani Group confirmed the news in a statement, noting: \u201cIl Signor Armani, as he was always respectfully and admiringly called by employees and collaborators, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. Indefatigable to the end, he worked until his final days, dedicating himself to the company, the collections, and the many ongoing and future projects.\u201d Born in Piacenza in 1934, Armani came to fashion later than most, founding his company in 1975 at the age of 40 with proceeds from selling his Volkswagen Beetle. Within just seven years, he had risen from relative obscurity to the cover of Time Magazine<\/a>, a recognition of both his talent and his growing influence. His clean-lined, softly constructed suits offered a radical alternative to the stiff tailoring of the era and became a cultural symbol of effortless elegance. Armani\u2019s breakthrough moment came in Hollywood when he dressed Richard Gere in American Gigolo<\/em>, cementing his reputation as a designer who could capture both glamour and modernity. Throughout the following decades, his work was embraced by actors and celebrities including Cate Blanchett, Adrien Brody, and Leonardo DiCaprio, making Armani a red-carpet fixture and a shorthand for refined sophistication. By the 1990s, his signature relaxed tailoring had become a global phenomenon. Beyond clothing, Armani grew his business into a lifestyle empire. Giorgio Armani S.p.A. expanded into accessories, fragrance, homewares, hotels, and even confectionery, generating revenues of \u20ac2.1 billion in 2019 and employing around 8,000 people worldwide. Remarkably, Armani remained the sole shareholder of his company, amassing an estimated personal fortune of $11 billion. As the fashion world prepared to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his house in Milan later this month, news of his passing came as a shock. Funeral services will be held privately in accordance with his wishes, though a chamber for public farewell will be open at the Teatro Armani in Milan on September 6 and 7, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. [Vogue<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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