Giorgio Armani news and archive

Armani Group and EssilorLuxottica announce 15-year licensing renewal

The Armani Group and EssilorLuxottica have renewed their licensing agreement for a further 15 years. The current license was due to expire on December 31st and went into effect January 1st, 2013. The companies have been eyewear partners since 1988. “During the course of my career I have always built long-term collaborations and agreements with...

Sep 14, 2022

ManagementFeatured

Armani reports strong recovery in 2021, and continued growth in H1 2022

The Armani Group has reported “remarkable growth” in 2021, as revenues returned to pre-pandemic levels, which it has sustained into 2022, as H1 revenue are up 20 percent, compared to the first half of 2021. For 2021, the Armani Group reported consolidated net profits of 169.9 million euros, a 43 percent increase compared to pre-pandemic levels...

Jul 20, 2022

Fashion

Giorgio Armani, in solidarity with Ukraine, holds silent fashion show

Fashion shows may generally last only an average of fifteen minutes, but their productions require enormous logistical preparations and planning, from back stage to front of house to mise-en-scène. Giorgio Armani for his AW22 catwalk presentation chose to forgo music and much of the production enhancements and show his collection in complete...

Feb 28, 2022

Fashion Featured

No show: Giorgio Armani’s fashion week cancelations could be catalyst for other designers and brands

Giorgio Armani’s announcement this week to cancel all catwalk presentations across its portfolio of collections could be a catalyst for other designers and brands to forego fashion week once again. Omicron, the latest coronavirus variant of concern, is rapidly spreading across the globe, with France drafting new legislation to ban unvaccinated...

Jan 5, 2022

Fairs

Giorgio Armani cancels upcoming men's and haute couture catwalk shows

Giorgio Armani has cancelled its upcoming Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani men’s shows and Giorgio Armani Privé haute couture show, planned for January. In a short statement, Armani said that the decision to cancel its shows was made with “great regret” after “careful reflection in light of the worsening epidemiological situation” due to...

Jan 4, 2022

Retail |In Pictures

Giorgio Armani opens new womenswear boutique in Paris

Giorgio Armani has relocated its womenswear boutique in Paris to Avenue Montaigne 18, after a thorough redesign at Avenue Montaigne 2 on the same street, which now houses the Giorgio Armani men’s clothing and accessories line. The new womenswear boutique is set over two levels and spans 5,489 square feet. The ground floor houses clothing,...

Dec 15, 2021

Fashion

Giorgio Armani joins brands banning angora

Italian luxury fashion conglomerate the Armani Group announced on Monday that it would no longer use angora wool across all lines from the Fall/Winter 2022/2023 season onwards. The Group has added the material to the list of excluded materials within its fur-free policy, which came into effect in 2016 in agreement with the Fur Free Alliance. “I...

Dec 2, 2021

People

Giorgio Armani receives Italy's highest honor

Giorgio Armani has received his home country Italy’s highest honor, the Knight Grand Cross decorated with Grand Cordon. This is Italy’s highest civilian honor and celebrates Armani’s almost 60-year career in the fashion industry and his fame as one of the most recognizable luxury brands in the world. The ceremony for the award was held at Italy’...

Nov 29, 2021

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Video: Giorgio Armani SS22 collection

In this video, Italian luxury fashion house Giorgio Armani has presented its SS22 womenswear collection at Milano Fashion Week (MFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Armani via YouTube Photo credit: Giorgio Armani, Facebook

Oct 14, 2021

BusinessFeatured

Armani sees sales bounce back in first half of 2021

Giorgio Armani reported a 34 percent growth in sales in the first half of 2021 as the Italian fashion powerhouse bounces back to profitability. On Sunday Chairman and CEO Giorgio Armani said in a statement: “The goal is to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022, (the business took) over 2 billion euros in direct consolidated revenues.” China and...

Jul 26, 2021

Fashion

The Armani Group announces new sustainability targets

The Armani Group has pledged to reduce its overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a bid to follow the Paris Agreement for climate change. The Milan-based fashion company said its aims were to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50 percent by 2030 from a 2019 base year and reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and...

Jul 22, 2021

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Video: Giorgio Armani SS22 collection

In this video, Italian luxury fashion house Giorgio Armani has presented its SS22 collection at Milan Men's Fashion Week (MFW). Watch the video below. Video: Armani via YouTube Photo credit: Milano Fashion Week

Jul 15, 2021