Overview
An exquisitely crafted book exploring the unique vision of Giorgio Armani and the creation of a style that has been a global force in fashion since its founding in Milan in 1975. Giorgio Armani is a sumptuously illustrated monograph celebrates the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Giorgio Armani fashion house.
Full Product Details
Author: Giorgio Armani
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Edition: Deluxe Slipcased Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 26.70cm
, Height: 6.20cm
, Length: 33.00cm
Weight: 4.043kg
ISBN: 9780847845309
ISBN 10: 0847845303
Pages: 568
Publication Date: 29 September 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9780847859511
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
If you can't make it to Milan to visit Armani/Silos, the designer's newly opened museum, this book offers something even better a VIP tour of his 40 years in fashion, conducted by Mr. Armani himself. - W MAGAZINE Chronicling his life from war-stricken beginnings to the building of his clothing empire that soon became known and revered the world round, you can immerse yourself in Armani s world. . .Beyond juicy tidbits previously unknown to the public, the book also takes a look at the slow but steady rise of the Armani Empire. -VISIONAIRE BLOG The images speak for themselves, the stylistic arc of a man whose career, which took off in the late 1970s, captured the loyalty of a rising feminist wave of working women and Hollywood stars of both sexes, and eventually came to rule over an Italian empire recognized all over the globe. . .But more than anything, what emerges is the first real insight into the mind of a man, and it is humanizing. - VOGUE
If you can't make it to Milan to visit Armani/Silos, the designer's newly opened museum, this book offers something even better a VIP tour of his 40 years in fashion, conducted by Mr. Armani himself. - Alix Browne, W MAGAZINE
Author Information
Award-winning fashion designer Giorgio Armani launched his menswear label in 1975, with his first womenswear collection following a year later. Armani’s popularity grew with his costuming of Richard Gere in American Gigolo in 1980. By 2001 he was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $8.5 billion as of 2013. He was the first in the world of haute couture to broadcast his collection live on the internet, in January 2007. His design work also extends to the Giorgio Armani phone, with Samsung, and stage outfits for pop superstar Lady Gaga, including those worn on her record breaking Monster Ball Tour and Born This Way Ball Tour. The Armani retail network encompasses 37 countries.
