The History of Armani

Giorgio Armani – History of Armani

Emporio Armani was founded in 1975 by Giorgio Armani, fashion’s most influential and celebrated fashion designer from Italy. Armani provides quality, sophisticated and timeless style clothing ranging from luxury garments, apparel, jewellery and aftershaves. The company describes itself as “providing quality, sophistication and style-timeless values with global appeal.”

Giorgio Armani Biography

Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, Italy and broke into the fashion industry in the sixties after a brief time in the military service. He launched his career as a window dresser and in 1964, with an in-depth knowledge of fabric and design, he was taken on as a designer for the men’s clothing company, Hitman. In 1975, Armani left and designed his own menswear label and then a year later a womenswear collection. The Italian designer transformed the wardrobes of professional women in the 1980s, taking them out of floral skirts and putting them into chic, deconstructed pantsuits in elegant colours.

By the end of the 1990s, the brand had over 200 stores worldwide, selling his other fashion lines: Emporio Armani, Armani Exchange, Armani Jeans, Armani Exchange A/X, Armani Collezioni with annual sales of $2 billion. Armani continued to expand his brand with new make-up ranges; home goods, book publishing and sportswear line, EA7 Emporio Armani in collaboration with Reebok. In 2005, Armani debuted his first haute couture line, Armani Prive and launched the venture because he was known to like a challenge.

With many sub-brands designed under the umbrella brand of Giorgio Armani to cater to the specific needs of different market segments, Armani has become one of the strongest fashion and luxury brands in the world, and with a value of $3.1 billion, the most highly valued fashion companies in the world.

Giorgio Armani has become one of the most highly respected brands within the fashion industry, attracting high-profile names to be its faces, such as David and Victoria Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal, Megan Fox and Rihanna.

The new season stock of Armani features the classic Armani J21 Jeans, Crew Neck T-shirts and Polo T-shirts with the iconic logo and shirts. You can shop all the latest collections of Armani Jeans Armani Collezioni and EA7 Emporio Armani now at Mainline Menswear.

Be sure to check out Mainline’s Sale Area for some great deals on Armani classics.

Written by Ellie Somers