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Italy's luxury brands shaken by sweatshop probes

A series of investigations into exploitative work conditions within fashion subcontractors has roiled Italy's luxury industry, with the government decrying attacks on "Made in Italy". Five fashion brands have been put under court administration since 2024 following probes by Milan prosecutors that uncovered worker abuses and a lack of oversight...

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Armani acquisition unlikely for Prada Group, says CEO Andrea Guerra

The Armani Group does not appear to be in Prada's future. “I don't think it will happen,” said Andrea Guerra, chief executive officer of the Prada Group, yesterday during a conference call with analysts for the presentation of data for the first nine months of 2025. Guerra was responding to a question about whether the group might enter the deal...

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Armani Group: Giuseppe Marsocci appointed new CEO

Giuseppe Marsocci is the new CEO of Armani. As announced by the company in a statement, the appointment of Giuseppe Marsocci as chief executive officer of the Armani Group is effective immediately and includes his concurrent entry onto the board of directors. Marsocci joined Armani Group in 2003 The 61-year-old manager from Turin has over 35...

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Armani explores minority stake sale

The latest collection designed by Giorgio Armani was presented in Milan less than one week ago. The management has now reportedly contacted potential buyers for the sale of a minority stake in the fashion group. This was reported by the Reuters news agency, which cited three sources familiar with the situation. The move has initiated a de facto...

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Milan Fashion Week was a season of reckoning and renewal

Milan Fashion Week this September was as much an event behind the scenes as it was on the runway. The tides of fashion have rarely shifted as abruptly as in 2025, and both the spectacle and the machinery of the industry now unfold under intense scrutiny. According to the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Italy’s fashion industry generates...

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Star-studded front row for Armani's final collection in Milan

Milan, Italy - Hollywood's elite, including Glenn Close, Richard Gere and Cate Blanchett, attended the Giorgio Armani show in Milan on Sunday evening. It was the final collection the Italian designer worked on before his passing. Originally intended to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Armani fashion house, the show became a final tribute to...

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Armani's succession plan: Sale of company shares mandated in will

More information is emerging about the future of the late designer Giorgio Armani's company. New reports state that his heirs must sell a share of the company or initiate a stock market listing. News agency Reuters has seen a copy of the will. It states that the heirs must sell a 15 percent share within 18 months. At a later stage (between three...

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Giorgio Armani's final collections to be shown at Milan Fashion Week

The Armani Group will proceed with its scheduled shows at Milan Fashion Week. Despite the passing of designer Giorgio Armani last week, both Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani will present their spring/summer 2026 collections. These will be the last garments designed by Armani himself. In addition to the fashion shows, the previously announced...

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Close friends and family bid farewell to fashion designer Armani

A small circle of family members, friends and close colleagues bid farewell to the Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani at a memorial service. The private ceremony took place at the church in the small village of Rivalta, near his birthplace of Piacenza in northern Italy. Armani’s life and business partner, Leo Dell'Orco, his sister, nieces...

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Giorgio Armani's funeral to be held privately on Monday

Rome - Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 91, will be laid to rest on Monday afternoon in a private ceremony in a town in northern Italy. Local authorities made the announcement. "Armani's private funeral will be held in the small church of San Martino, in the medieval village of Rivalta", about 62...

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Venice Film Festival: A red carpet pulpit for 'King Giorgio' Armani

For decades, the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival was one of Giorgio Armani's most high-profile catwalks, with the stars of cinema donning his elegant creations for the eyes of the world. With the death on Thursday, at age 91, of Italy's most famous fashion designer, the prestigious festival on the sandy Lido closes a long chapter, marked...

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Remembering Giorgio Armani: Lessons in style and discipline

The death of Giorgio Armani feels personal to me. In 1997, I moved to London as a 24-year-old student and took a Saturday job at Armani’s flagship store in Knightsbridge. It was a masterclass in retail excellence at a time when the brand was at one of its peaks. The store could easily take in 100,000 pounds a day, but what stayed with me wasn’t...