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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
Marketing

Op-Ed | Wanted: Arab Brand Ambassadors

The luxury industry faces a catch-22 in the Middle East where brands encounter major obstacles casting Arab celebrities for ad campaigns and magazines.

Marketing

Op-Ed | Wanted: Arab Brand Ambassadors

The luxury industry faces a catch-22 in the Middle East where brands encounter major obstacles casting Arab celebrities for ad campaigns and magazines.


Retail

Why Fashion Retailers Are Staging Food Experiences

From Burberry to Gucci to Ralph Lauren, fashion retailers are adding experiential elements like cafés and restaurants to their stores.

Retail

Why Fashion Retailers Are Staging Food Experiences

From Burberry to Gucci to Ralph Lauren, fashion retailers are adding experiential elements like cafés and restaurants to their stores.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Wang Exits Balenciaga, New CEOs at Kering and Pucci

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Wang Exits Balenciaga, New CEOs at Kering and Pucci

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Fashion Week

Gucci, Prada and Milan's Egocentrism

Men’s fashion week in Milan exposed the tension between uniqueness and conformity at the very heart of today’s fashion.

Fashion Week

Gucci, Prada and Milan's Egocentrism

Men’s fashion week in Milan exposed the tension between uniqueness and conformity at the very heart of today’s fashion.


News & Analysis

Yoox Net-a-Porter Stake Up for Grabs as Milan Fashion Set Meets

Richemont chairman Johann Rupert’s best hope of finding a buyer for part of his company’s stake in Yoox Net-a-Porter may lie in the Italian city that, for the next few days, is the centre of men’s fashion: Milan.

News & Analysis

Yoox Net-a-Porter Stake Up for Grabs as Milan Fashion Set Meets

Richemont chairman Johann Rupert’s best hope of finding a buyer for part of his company’s stake in Yoox Net-a-Porter may lie in the Italian city that, for the next few days, is the centre of men’s fashion: Milan.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Abercrombie & Fitch, Jil Sander CEO Steps Down, Bettari Exits Valextra

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


News & Analysis

The ‘Made In’ Dilemma: To Label, or Not to Label

Consumers care about the origin of their products, but luxury brands are all over the place when it comes to 'Made in' disclosures, says Luca Solca of Exane BNP Paribas.

News & Analysis

The ‘Made In’ Dilemma: To Label, or Not to Label

Consumers care about the origin of their products, but luxury brands are all over the place when it comes to 'Made in' disclosures, says Luca Solca of Exane BNP Paribas.


News & Analysis

To Cruise, or Not to Cruise

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

News & Analysis

To Cruise, or Not to Cruise

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


News & Analysis

Inside Giorgio Armani’s Fashion Legacy

Does Giorgio Armani have a plan to secure his legacy? Last week, as he celebrated his 40th year in business with a party to open Armani/Silos, a new museum showcasing his vast archive, Mr Armani spoke exclusively to BoF ’s Imran Amed in his only video interview to mark the occasion.

News & Analysis

Inside Giorgio Armani’s Fashion Legacy

Does Giorgio Armani have a plan to secure his legacy? Last week, as he celebrated his 40th year in business with a party to open Armani/Silos, a new museum showcasing his vast archive, Mr Armani spoke exclusively to BoF ’s Imran Amed in his only video interview to mark the occasion.


News & Analysis

Fashion's Old Fogies Create Succession Conundrum

Long-time bosses at Armani, Chanel, Cavalli and LVMH will soon shuffle off the catwalk.

News & Analysis

Fashion's Old Fogies Create Succession Conundrum

Long-time bosses at Armani, Chanel, Cavalli and LVMH will soon shuffle off the catwalk.


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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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