He was a decorated fashion designer, recognized for his work by both government and industry, whose citations included Italy's highest governmental award, the Gran Cavaliere della Repubblica, Commendatore dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica, as well as the Award for Best International Designer and Lifetime Achievement Award for menswear, both from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

His business acumen allowed him to keep control over the Armani Group, which until the time of his death, generated more than $4.7 billion in global sales. He even found time to be a goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Fashion icon Giorgio Armani has sadly passed away at the age of 91, as his namesake company confirmed in a statement, sharing, "With infinite sorrow, the A

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