Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani is dead at the age of 91, a spokesman has announced. His passing was confirmed hours ago on Thursday. “Kind words are pouring in now from around,” said the spokesman. “One always heard of other designers, but somehow they always seemed ‘young’ as though Mr. Armani would go on forever.”
The Beginning of an Era
He launched his brand of elegant, wearable clothes in the 1970s in Milan. Many takers for his suits and dresses. So not long after his death, odes were pouring in from fashion pundits, politicians, actors, and the works. All these messages bear out what he meant to the world.
Fashion Industry Tributes
You find the heavyweights in the fashion universe referencing him.
- ‘He’s a giant of fashion,’ Donatella Versace, who heads the brand of Versace. ‘He changed history with his style.’ He made known all over the world elegance. Versace lost her brother Gianni, who founded an empire that started just a few years after Armani launched. Both were out of Milan, Italy’s fashion capital.
- Other fashion gurus also had their say. ‘It reminds me very much of the work of a man who was a master of elegance and creativity — Armani,” said Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli from Prada.’ “One of the big players in Italian and world fashion,’’ that’s what Simons, who helps lead Prada, called him, a visionary who set the rules for sophistication.
- Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel, was present himself; in Armani, he had seen an icon. Ermenegildo Zegna thanked him for sharing Italian style with the world. They have even been co-partners in some projects earlier.
Political Leaders Pay Tribute
As well Italian politicians also offered their tributes, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni put on a social networking post: “Armani had been lighting Italian style. The sophistication, basic type, creativeness; he had been an muse to everybody. He was an laborer and essentially the product of nothing Italy had to offer. President Sergio Mattarella termed Armani as the model of Italian genius quality that motivated several designers over the years.
Global Tributes
Outside of Italy, people are telling a story as far as movie, and sports and music stars are concerned.
- Julia Roberts posts a photo of him duded up in his gear for big events. ‘With him,’ she termed him a true friend and a legend.
- Leonardo DiCaprio could remember meeting him in Milan. He awed the then-young DiCaprio with his creativity and told him that his was a legacy to inspire people.
- Victoria and David Beckham posted tributes. ‘’Kind, Generous Gentleman..,’ David called him other actors like Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Kruger, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Russell Crowe expressed their love for his designs. Russell Crowe mentioned his lifelong love for Armani suits.
Models and Fashion Icons
People who had appeared in his shows went on the record.
- As claimed by Naomi Campbell, ‘I said that I felt so privileged to be working with him. I mean, just to be around him, I learned so much’.
- He was a perfectionist and that’s why Cindy Crawford was ‘devastated’ to share her recollections.
Fashion Editors’ Reactions
Now even the fashion gurus were in on it.
- ‘I can’t believe he’s gone’, Suzy Menkes, ex-Vogue.
- ‘To him, she said “A soft side of Italy,” Samira Nasr, Harper’s Bazaar.
- “Maestro,” he termed it. “It’s all about beauty and timeless style,” Imran Ahmed, The Business of Fashion.
- ‘Armani m’enseignait le business et comment se croire en soi,’ ex-boss British Vogue Edward Enninful ‘C’était dès le départ qu’il m’apportait toujours son soutien.’
Funeral and Legacy
His company said the chamber will be open to the public in Milan this weekend. The actual funeral is as he wanted, private.
Armani’s Achievements
Armani’s was a life of accomplishment. He clothed celebrities on the red carpet and for the silver screen. His brand morphed into some huge empire: clothes, perfumes and more. He made ‘power’ suits for women, soft suits for men; in so doing, he revolutionized fashion in the ‘80s and thereafter.
Special Qualities
What’s Armani so special? Italian craftsmanship with modern looks. Comfortable, but never lost style; ‘luxury for real, not too showing off,’ many would say.
Tributes Summary
- Giorgia Meloni inspired to the world.
- Sergio Mattarella noted his influence to designers.
- Julia Roberts remembered him as a true friend.
- Leonardo DiCaprio was blown away by his genius.
- David Beckham saw him as humble, and generous
- Naomi Campbell learned from his perfectionism.
- Cindy Crawford shared her heartache.
- Fashion editors like Suzy Menkes and Edward Enninful heard his endorsement and legacy.
Conclusion
This gives an idea of how widespread his influence wa\s. It’s everyone from close friends to world leaders who agrees that he was unique. The end of a legacy in fashion. However, his designs will still be out there; his clothes will be worn, and his teachings kept while his work shall see inclusion in the curriculum for fashion students and brand still_thrive.
He showed how fashion brings joy, especially in the toughest times. At charity benefits and others, he teamed up with the Versaces of the world. And that’s what the images from those days bring us back to.
For supporters, it is a time to rejoice in his life. Review his shows. Or don something that paid homage to him. “His style is everlasting” as Versace said.
Armani was into details as well. Fabrics, fits–everything had to be right. That’s what made his clothes timeless. No wonder the celebrities went to him for the big moments.
As tributes pour in, the world comes to realize what one man wrought in beauty. His story started in Italy and spread everywhere. He proved that hard work and vision can change things.
You feel sorry and yet somehow grateful for what has been left to fashion by Giorgio Armani. It’s everything, from the simple suits to the glamour gowns. This man did it all. How many people’s lives he touched comes out in these tributes.
