Rank #234
Giorgio Armani
Net worth $12.1B
Luxury goods · Italy
- Born
- Jul 11, 1934
- Age
- 91
- Source
- Luxury goods
- Residence
- Milan
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Drop Out, University of Piacenza
Net worth over time
Biography
- A living legend in the fashion world, Giorgio Armani brought softened, minimalist style to high-end menswear.
- Armani left medical school to fulfill his military service, then got a job as a buyer and window dresser for Milan department store La Rinascente.
- He left to design clothes for Nino Cerruti and eventually launched his own line in the mid-1970s with the help of his partner, Sergio Galeotti.
- His business surged after he was asked to design actor Richard Gere's wardrobe for the 1980 blockbuster film American Gigolo.
- Since then he has expanded into accessories, perfumes, makeup and sportswear -- plus interior design, real estate, restaurants and hotels.
- Armani owns Italian basketball club Olimpia Milano and has designed uniforms for the Italian Olympic and Paralympic teams.
- Giorgio Armani was named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2002.
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