Giorgio Armani 1934 - 2025

Giorgio Armani the famous fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house, left for the better World on four September at the age of 91, at his home and surrounded by his loved ones.  Giorgio Armani was recovering after an operation, which was kept secret till the very end.  Born in 1934 in Piacenza, Giorgio Armani was studying at the University of Milan for three years before completing a two-year stint at the Military Hospital in Verona. His first footing in the fashion world came from his role as a window dresser and sales clerk at Milan's famous La Rinascente.  From there, the young Armani freelanced for stylists and design houses of Nino Cerruti, Allegri, Bagutta, Hilton, and Montedoro.  The freelancing job will lead Giorgio to befriend Sergio Galeotti, an architectural draftsman that persuaded him to open a design office in Milan.  In 1975, Armani founded Giorgio Armani in Milan, followed by the Giorgio Armani Corporation in 1979. The company became swiftly one of the leading names in international fashion, operating under product lines such as Giorgio Armani Underwear and Swimwear, Giorgio Armani Accessories and Armani Beauty.  Giorgio Armani was an avid sailor, and has owned a 24 meter sail yacht, and two Codecasa super yachts.  The first was the fourth hull of the 50 meter semi custom series name m/y Mariu named for his mother, and the second what was is his current yacht named Main, a fully custom 65 meter hull number C.115.  Giorgio Armani's Armani Casa also started a collaboration with Italian Sea Group and Admiral Yachts in 2020, as it designed the interior but also oversaw some exterior details of the 72 meter Project Metamorphosis which was launched this year and will be presented at this years 2025 Monaco Yacht Show.  The second hull of Admiral's S-Force 55m launched in 2023 m/y Silver Star I also featured interiors designed by Armani Casa.  Giorgio Armani has also sponsored since 2022 the Super Yacht Regatta, an event held for super sail yachts over 27 meters, and sailing catamarans over fifteen meters since 2008 in Porto Cervo, and patronized by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.