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Giorgio Armani

1934 - 2025

The venerable Italian designer built a global empire around sleek tailoring and on-brand hospitality.

Giorgio Armani
Financial Markets

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.

Financial Markets

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Financial Markets

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.

Financial Markets

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.


Workplace & Talent

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.

Workplace & Talent

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.


Luxury

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.

Luxury

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Luxury

Seizing the India Opportunity

The chief executive of the fashion division of Reliance Industries, India’s largest private sector conglomerate with consolidated turnover of $63 billion, talks about seizing opportunities in the fastest-growing major economy in the world.

Luxury

Seizing the India Opportunity

The chief executive of the fashion division of Reliance Industries, India’s largest private sector conglomerate with consolidated turnover of $63 billion, talks about seizing opportunities in the fastest-growing major economy in the world.


News & Analysis

Power Moves | Victoria's Secret Announces CEO, President of Condé Nast Entertainment Named

This week, Victoria's Secret appoints John Mehas as chief executive, while Condé Nast announces the president of Condé Nast Entertainment.

News & Analysis

Power Moves | Victoria's Secret Announces CEO, President of Condé Nast Entertainment Named

This week, Victoria's Secret appoints John Mehas as chief executive, while Condé Nast announces the president of Condé Nast Entertainment.


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