Thousands of mourners paid homage Saturday to Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91, as his coffin was put on public display in Milan.

Italian fashion icon Donatella Versace was among those who filed past Armani's

Adorned with a bouquet of white roses, the designer's

The Italian died Thursday after months of fragile health and will be laid to rest at a private funeral on Monday.

Hundreds of people queued up for the start of the two-day public viewing at the Teatro Armani, the company's minimalist but luxurious headquarters in Milan.

Among the first mourners through the door was a large group of Armani staff, all in black mourning wear and black sunglasses.

"It's so emotional," said Silvia Albonetti, an Emporio Armani saleswoman. "He was an incredible man

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