On Giorgio Armani’s birthday, we’ve collected some of the best moments from his career to celebrate him.
Giorgio Armani is a fashion giant who first made his mark in menswear. His signature soft approach to tailoring reshaped not only the masculine suit but also male stereotypes. See Richard Gere at his most drop-dead gorgeous in 1980 for proof. When it comes to womenswear, Armani focuses on sartorialism rather than flou, bringing some of the swagger traditionally associated with haberdashery into a new realm.
Having studied to be a doctor at one point, Armani understands the body and how it moves; he designs clothes that allow free and fluid movement. He also has a sense of occasion, and his genius was to bring a certain easy confidence to red-carpet dressing. His Italian sprezzatura translated effortlessly into Hollywood. Armani is black-tie for winners, as evidenced by stars from Jodie Foster to Cate Blanchett to Renée Zellweger, all of whom wore his designs to pick up their Oscar statuettes.
At 70 years of age and 30 years into his career, Armani got into the couture game, launching Armani Privé in 2005. Recently in Paris he showed his 38th Privé collection, once again proving the world is his oyster with a dazzling lineup inspired by the luster of pearls. As fashion’s favorite nonagenarian marks his birthday on July 11, we’ve collected some of the best moments from his career to celebrate him. Tanti auguri!
A look from the most recent Armani Privé collection for fall 2023 couture. Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Armani at the Guggenheim Bilbao, 2001. Photo: Christophe Simon / Getty Images
Inside the Armani retrospective at the Shanghai Art Museum, 2006. Photo: China Photos / Getty Images
The designer with DiCaprio, 2006. Photo: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
Giorgio Armani, spring 2007 ready-to-wear. Photo: Filippo Monteforte / Getty Images
Lady Helen Windsor, Rosamund Pike, Cate Blanchett, Roberta Armani, and Katie Holmes in the front row at the spring 2007 Armani Privé couture show. Photo: Michel Dufour / WireImage
Katie Holmes in Giorgio Armani at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar party. Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images
Beyoncé attends the spring 2007 Giorgio Armani show. Photo: Tom Stoddart/Getty Images
Anne Hathaway attending an Armani Privé show. Photo: Francois Durand/Getty Images
Met Gala honorary chair Giorgio Armani with cochairs George Clooney and Julia Roberts, 2008. Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
Beyoncé performs in Armani Privé, 2008. Photo: Vince Bucci / Getty Images
The Giorgio Armani retrospective exhibition in Rome, 2004. Photo: Eric Vandeville / Getty Images
An installation view of the Armani exhibition at the Guggenheim, 2000. Photo: David Lefranc / Getty Images
Ziyi Zhang in Armani Privé at the 2006 Academy Awards. Photo: Chris Polk / FilmMagic
The designer with models, 1990. Photo: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Images
Leonardo DiCaprio in Armani at the 2007 Academy Awards. Photo: Bryce Duffy/Getty Images
Viola Davis, winner of the Oscar for best actress in a supporting role, in Armani, 2007. Photo: Frederic J. Brown / Getty Images
Winona Ryder in Armani at the 2000 Academy Awards. Photo: Michael Crabtree – PA Images/Getty Images
Armani dressed the Liverpool team for the 1996 FA Cup. Photo: Mirrorpix / Getty Images
Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé at the Cannes premiere of A Star Is Born, 2018. Photo: Maria Moratti / Getty Images
Irina Shayk attends Giorgio Amani’s spring 2023 ready-to-wear show. Photo: Daniele Venturelli
Cate Blanchett arriving at Giorgio Armani’s spring 2023 show. Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Linda Evangelista for Giorgio Armani, spring 1991 ready-to-wear. Photo: WWD/Getty Images
he designer with Richard Gere, 1988.
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Sharon Stone in Armani at the Last Dance premiere, 1996. Photo: Fairchild Archive / Getty Images
Giorgio Armani, spring 1955 ready-to-wear. Photo: Fairchild Archive / Getty Images
Armani Privé, fall 2023 couture. Photographed by Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Armani Privé, spring 2023 couture. Photographed by Acielle / StyleDuMonde
Originally published in Vogue.com
