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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
News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Is Fashion Missing the Homeware Opportunity?

Too many luxury brands are still not thinking strategically about the category — at their own peril, argues Isabelle Dubern.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Is Fashion Missing the Homeware Opportunity?

Too many luxury brands are still not thinking strategically about the category — at their own peril, argues Isabelle Dubern.


Sustainability

H&M, Levi & Strauss, Nike Top Sustainable Cotton Report

Several fast-fashion and mass retailers lead the rankings, while Kering is the only luxury entry.  

Sustainability

H&M, Levi & Strauss, Nike Top Sustainable Cotton Report

Several fast-fashion and mass retailers lead the rankings, while Kering is the only luxury entry.  


Luxury

Prada and Ferragamo Unfashionably Late to Luxury Industry's Rebound

Both brands have posted double-digit declines in the past six months, lagging behind French rivals LVMH and Kering whose Italian brands Fendi and Gucci are racing ahead.

Luxury

Prada and Ferragamo Unfashionably Late to Luxury Industry's Rebound

Both brands have posted double-digit declines in the past six months, lagging behind French rivals LVMH and Kering whose Italian brands Fendi and Gucci are racing ahead.


Fashion Week

In Milan, Torn Between Past and Present

Donatella Versace’s ode to Gianni seemed an apt metaphor for the current state of Italian fashion, stuck between yesterday and today.

Fashion Week

In Milan, Torn Between Past and Present

Donatella Versace’s ode to Gianni seemed an apt metaphor for the current state of Italian fashion, stuck between yesterday and today.


Fashion Week

What’s Conventional Armani Anymore?

The women who populated Giorgio Armani’s catwalk could have stepped out of a world of cyber sophisticates, but such a notion jars with the designer's ethos.

Fashion Week

What’s Conventional Armani Anymore?

The women who populated Giorgio Armani’s catwalk could have stepped out of a world of cyber sophisticates, but such a notion jars with the designer's ethos.


Sustainability

Can an Awards Show Solve Fashion's Sustainability Challenge?

Eco-Age and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana will spotlight sustainability success stories as they co-host the inaugural Green Carpet Fashion Awards.

Sustainability

Can an Awards Show Solve Fashion's Sustainability Challenge?

Eco-Age and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana will spotlight sustainability success stories as they co-host the inaugural Green Carpet Fashion Awards.


Fashion Week

London Fashion at a Crossroads

Jonathan Anderson and Simone Rocha were amongst the designers who managed to be both creative and sellable — without selling out — and that's where London Fashion Week truly shone, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

London Fashion at a Crossroads

Jonathan Anderson and Simone Rocha were amongst the designers who managed to be both creative and sellable — without selling out — and that's where London Fashion Week truly shone, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Searching for Rebirth at Emporio Armani

Despite renewed energy around the brand — including a relaunched magazine — there was no halo effect for the collection.

Fashion Week

Searching for Rebirth at Emporio Armani

Despite renewed energy around the brand — including a relaunched magazine — there was no halo effect for the collection.


News & Analysis

Fashion's Toon Town

From Karl Lagerfeld to Anna Wintour, why is the fashion industry’s elite so dedicated to uniform dressing? BoF's newest columnist, ex-British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, has the answer.

News & Analysis

Fashion's Toon Town

From Karl Lagerfeld to Anna Wintour, why is the fashion industry’s elite so dedicated to uniform dressing? BoF's newest columnist, ex-British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, has the answer.


Luxury

Luxury Sector Posts Strong Results, but Caution Prevails

First-half results could not have been better, but warnings of a more uncertain path ahead curbed investor enthusiasm for luxury.

Luxury

Luxury Sector Posts Strong Results, but Caution Prevails

First-half results could not have been better, but warnings of a more uncertain path ahead curbed investor enthusiasm for luxury.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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