MILAN — “We feel his presence in this room,” said Camera della Moda’s president Carlo Capasa on Thursday about Giorgio Armani , who died last week at 91 .

“This Milan Fashion Week will be celebrated in memory of one of its founders,” he added in his opening remarks at the organization’s press conference, which presented the final schedule of the fashion event running Sept. 23 to 29. “His creative, entrepreneurial and human lessons are invaluable in the times of transformation fashion is experiencing, where vision, quality and consistency are essential values.”

While Capasa was inviting the audience to observe a moment of silence, Milan ’s mayor Giuseppe Sala was busy attending a 9/11 commemoration but took a moment to confirm that the Armani family approved his offer to have th

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