By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press

MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani , the Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, has died, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.

Armani died at home, the fashion house said. Armani, one of the most recognizable names and faces in the global fashion industry, missed Milan Fashion Week in June 2025 for the first time during the previews of Spring-Summer 2026 menswear to recover from an undisclosed condition. He was planning a major event to celebrate 50 years of his signature Giorgio Armani fashion house during Milan Fashion Week this month.

FILE – Designer Giorgio Armani, centre, poses with models at the end of his women’s 2019 Spring-Summer collection, unveiled during the Fashion Week

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