Giorgio Armani
1934 - 2025
The venerable Italian designer built a global empire around sleek tailoring and on-brand hospitality.
In Milan, Looking Back to Move Forward
A bit brutal, full of product, and looking backward to move forward: the Versace collection summed up the spirit of the season perfectly, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Giorgio Armani’s Stately Severity
After making some changes this season, Armani’s men and women definitely belonged together, but there was still security in tradition and the familiar.
Remembering Lagerfeld and Lanvin's Next Chapter at Paris Fashion Week
This week, everyone will be talking about Paris Fashion Week, the Oscars and the future of red carpet dressing and a wave of earnings reports from troubled retailers. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Emporio Armani Freestyles It
There was good energy to the effort, but the casting could have made the designer’s experiments in new Armani-ism fresher.
Kering’s €1.4 Billion Tax Bill, Explained
The French luxury giant is facing a possible €1.4 billion tax bill in Italy after accounting practices linked to a Swiss subsidiary attracted scrutiny.
Announcing L'Oréal Luxe, Missta, Talbot Runhof and The Only Agency
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
India’s Fashion Business Billionaires Offer Clues to Cracking the Market
At least 20 percent of India’s billionaires can thank the fashion business for part of their fortunes. Global brands have lots to learn.
Armani the Auteur
Inspired by Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 classic "The Conformist," Giorgio Armani seemed to design his latest couture collection to please himself — and the result was cinematic.
Where Are Italy’s Fearless Wunderkinds?
In Milan, new names filled the schedule, but most of them lacked the ballsy fearlessness that made legends of the last generation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Elegant Ambiguity on the Milan Runway
No. 21 and Pal Zileri merged couture fabrics and tailoring, while Emporio Armani showed one of its best collections in years.
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