GIORGIO ARMANI IS DEAD TO ME!

Oh no! What happened?

Waterskiing accident, Rose / R1

I had no idea he was gay

So young.

He looks about five years dead in that picture, OP

His funeral is going to be a major event.

May he RIP. Who gets his things? No husband/ kids that we know of

[quote]He looks about five years dead in that picture, OP

Or a younger Jimmy Carter?

Oh god no!

Not Clint Eastwood!!!! I loved him in Dirty Hairy!

His Wikipedia: "He was known as the richest queer person in the world."

[quote]"queer person"

😡🤬 Continue to purpetuate gay and lesbian erasure, Wikipedia.

A great man. He lived a long life and has left an impact on humanity.

I'll watch American Gigolo tonight in his honor.

A true visionary.

Tailored Elegance

[ quote]A great man. He lived a long life and has left an impact on humanity.

Indeed. Without his Emporio, where else would the Northeast corridor's guidos and guidettes have bought their flashy ugly crap?

"And of course, many, many Armani."

His dogs will probably inherit Chateaux

Wear sunscreen, friends!

R18 As it should be.

In my mind, I always associate Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein.

I so admired this man. He didn't make a big until relatively late in life.

He started his business in his 30s and very quickly his partner/business partner died. Nobody thought he would make it without the business side the partner provided.

He proved them wrong, obviously, set the aesthetic for the 80s, never sold his company, and this season much of the menswear looks like his early work.

RIP.

[quote] In my mind, I always associate Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein.

Ken, let's try, "Who are fashion moguls who look like vampires?"

I’ve always felt Armani clothes were the height of class

Bespoke luxury

Richard Gere and the clothes in American Gigolo were glorious, thank you Giorgio.

[quote]Wear sunscreen, friends!

Yes, without which you might die in your early 90s!

Male Couture

Is Anna Wintour going to cry at his casket? Will she wear dark sunglasses?

I can't BREATH!

Instead of black, I will be wearing beige to mourn his loss.

Very classy, very understated design in an era where flashy detail seems to reign over everything. Seemed to have been a very nice man as well, quiet and unassuming, a huge rarity in his field. Won't see the likes of him again soon, as they say.

[quote]He started his business in his 30s and very quickly his partner/business partner died. Nobody thought he would make it without the business side the partner provided.

A friend of mine owned one of the first Emporio shops in Italy. I attended an Emporio show in Milan. His partner Sergio was in the audience and was showing the signs of AIDS and died soon after.

R11, he identified as bi. Weird that you're engaging in your own "erasure" while complaining

R34 He was not Bi, he was gay.

Very true on the aesthetic and personal class, R32. When Cavalli died recently, Armani issued a personal statement acknowledging that their styles couldn't be more different, yet he expressed admiration for the intent and committment to a unique, and uniquely Italian, design.

It's Amani Jerry!

American Gigolo - Matching Shirts & Ties

He looks like the old scary guy from Poltergeist II in OP's picture.

He was an amazing force of creativity and understatement. I also happen to think he was very handsome. RIP

How ironic that "Armani" is the answer to one of today's NYT crossword clue, 'High-end suit."

^^clues

The NYT obituary makes him fully gay.

Or Miami Vice, R13.

I'm glad he was active till the end, R2!!

I suspect it was drugs.

It was the vax!

My friend Armani make special - how you say? - funeral clothes for me and giant boy to wear at President funeral. Hoping we wear soon... very soon.

Armani Armani A A Armani

He looks as mummified as Prince "just take the fucking picture" Phillip.

r3=Helen Keller

Top tier designer with talent.

I prefer Versace but RIP.

What I always admired about him was that he was a handsome distinguished looking man who always seemed to have a sense of humility, and did not have an air of arrogance.

Unlike Tom Ford, D&G, and particularly Karl fucking Lagerfeld and that damn fan!

He seemed like a quiet, unassuming man who loved what he did. At least that's the impression I had of him.

I know Italy is still pretty homophobic and he was very low key about being gay.

"Seemed to have been a very nice man as well, "

Well, besides that little matter of tax evasion, of course. Aren't you ladies always screaming about the rich not paying "their fair share?" Is it different for Giorgio because he was handsome, successful and gay?

Ok sorry for the dumb question. If his long time partner, who appeared to be the top (?) passed from AIDS, how did Giorgio stay negative?

Some people just got lucky. (Except for the "partner dying" part of course.)

I thought that gay guy killed him in the 90s.

[quote]I know Italy is still pretty homophobic and he was very low key about being gay.

ALL Italians are well aware of Armani, Valentino, D&G and countless other Italian celebrities that are gay and don't give a shit. Armani was a God in Italy.

Calvin Klein had to fucking get married, Armani never had to go down that road. Valentino is always shown together with his partner in Italy. D&G are a couple. Gianfranco Ferre', Moschino...no one cared that they were gay.

Oh...and of course Versace

Who was he wearing when he keeled!?

Will he be buried in an Armani suit ?

R59 Giovanni Versace was a pussy hound. Big Mussolini supporter.

R63 Who is Giovanni Versace?

R64 His gubmint bitch.

I thought he was already dead.

Does Andrew Cunanan know?

He never dressed me. Therefore, no condolences.

R59 - oh please - they get a pass because they are famous designers. But Dolce & Gabbana have famously said some very homophobic things about gay marriage, gays adopting children, etc.

Italy is still homophobic and lags far behind many other Western European countries.

To say they don't is absurd.

His women's clothes sucked.

I still remember my very first Armani purchase back in 1985 at Sibley’s in Rochester, NY—a shirt made from the most incredible fabric I had ever seen in menswear. The best part? It was on sale. Such talent and vision. Rest in peace.

Jodie Foster nearly baring her breasts in Armani:

[quote]I still remember my very first Armani purchase back in 1985 at Sibley’s in Rochester, NY

I'm betting it was your ONLY Armani purchase. Don't try to wear it today, you will never fit into it.

Did Armani also style Anthony Hopkins' wig at R72?

GIANNI Versace.

True loss. Didn't know he was so old. Always preferred his understated stuff compared to the flamboyant Versace (despise Gucci, as well.)

R69 You've never spent time in Italy.

R73, no — as I mentioned, that was actually my very first Armani purchase. I was just a junior in college, and honestly, it was a big stretch for me at the time ($$). After graduating and landing a job in New York, I ended up buying plenty of Armani. I really wish I still had that shirt! Back in college I was very skinny, but after years of consistent workouts my body has changed quite a bit. So you’re probably right — it wouldn’t fit me now.

Profound confidence

The NYTimes has gone crazy with articles about Armani.

I doubt any other designer, or maybe even celebrity, has ever been given such coverage by one newspaper in the space of just a few days.

So the far articles include:

- Giorgio Armani, Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 91

- Video: Giorgio Armani Dies at 91

- Giorgio Armani’s Life in Photos

- Opinion | Giorgio Armani Invented Quiet Luxury

- How Giorgio Armani Conquered Hollywood

- Giorgio Armani Changed the Way People Dress. Twice.

- Young Armani Fans Mourn the Loss of Their Favorite Designer

- Opinion | Barneys’ Gene Pressman Remembers Giorgio Armani

- Giorgio Armani Is for Everyone (Even if You Can’t Afford It)

I met Giorgio Armani several times over the years. The 1st time was in 1996 when I had to attend meetings in Florence& Milan with the European heads of the major finance companies. The short version of the story is Armani asked me "who designed your suit, I told him GUESS!!"

He looks me up & down, runs his hands along my shoulders& back, smooths the lapels and says, "custom made Perry Ellis" and blesses himself. He was like "Perry understood menswear".

2 days later, I was being fitted for Armani in Milan.

R81....that's funny.

I guess it was 1984 or '85, I attended an Emporio show in Milan and took photographs. I sent the photos to Robert McDonald, Perry Ellis' partner and friend of mine. They were happy to get them. This was before the internet when it was a lot harder to know what was going on.

[quote]I doubt any other designer, or maybe even celebrity, has ever been given such coverage by one newspaper in the space of just a few days.

A lot of that stuff was probably worked up in advance, just waiting for him to die.