Giorgio Armani was born on 11 July 1934, in Piacenza, a town in northern Italy, and is of Armenian-Italian descent through his father. He is known world-wide because he is undoubtedly one of the most successful and famous designers of all time, and unusually best known for his men’s fashion collections. Giorgio Armani net worth comes from his numerous design lines as well as a retail shop network that he owns in 37 different countries. Worldwide sales of Armani products generate revenus of as much as $2 billion a year. With these numbers in mind it is easy to imagine how rich Giorgio Armani is, now that he is over 80.
So just how rich is Giorgio Armani? Sources estimate that the Italian fashion designer has an enormous net worth of $10 billion, accumulated during his more than 50-year career in the fashion industry.
Giorgio Armani Net Worth $10 Billion
Giorgio Armani initially aspired to a career as a doctor, and in 1950 he enrolled in the University of Milan to study medicine, three years later joining the army as a doctor and working in army hospitals. However, in 1957 he decided to change his path, and took a job in a department store. His first job there was as a window dresser, but soon he was appointed as a seller in the store’s menswear department, where he had his first lessons about the fashion industry.
Armani’s career as a menswear designer began in the mid-1960’s, when he was employed in the Nino Cerruti company. In 1973 Armani together with Sergio Galeotti (originally an architectural draftsman) opened a design office in Milan. For more than a decade Armani worked as a freelance designer for different fashion houses, until in 1975, again with Galeotti, he established his own label called Giorgio Armani S.p.A, with funds raised by selling their car. In the same year he presented his first menswear collection, which was not only the real start to his net worth, but the beginning of an extremely successful career, reaching a top point in 2001 when he was recognized as the most accomplished Italian designer of all time. Giorgio Armani’s net worth earned from his fashion empire leaves no space for a doubt.
Armani is best known for his suits (he is even referred to as the king of suits) and other ready-to-wear menswear, characterized by tailored, clean lines. However, he is often described as a perfectionist and a visionary, innovative creator, so that the list of the products he designs and markets is much longer and comprehensive. Women’s fashion lines as well as both male and female haute couture line, watches, cosmetics, shoes, even TV and ‘phone also carry the Armani brand name.
In addition Giorgio Armani is also a businessman as he owns several cafes, a nightclub, restaurant and a bar. His newest big purchase is now called the Armani Hotel at Burz Khalifa, Dubai, known for being in the tallest tower in the world, as the most expensive. He also owns another hotel in Milan, called Hotel Armani Milan. Naturally all these businesses, together with his more than 60 boutiques and other outlets around the world, have helped increase Giorgio Armani’s net worth significantly.
Armani is also involved in art and sports. He especially likes to work in the field of cinema: starting with the movie “American Gigolo” in 1980, he has worked as costume designer on more than a 100 films.
In his personal life, Giorgio Armani is an intensely private man, but has publicly identified as being bisexual, and had a longstanding relationship with his business partner Sergio Galeotti, who died of AIDS-related complications in 1985.
CFDA International Award, David di Donatello Golden Plate Award, Bambi - Creativity
Movies
Valentino: The Last Emperor, My Voyage to Italy, Made in Milan
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Quote
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I must always try to do better. Because perfectionism, and the need to always have new goals and achieve them, is a state of mind that brings profound meaning to life.
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Without insecurities, I think one becomes a little bit of an idiot. Yesterday I had all of the girls in this show ['One Night in Roma'] with a particular hairstyle. Today I don't like it, so I've changed everything.
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It is difficult to talk about fashion in the abstract, without the human body before my eyes, without drawing, without a choice of fabric - without a practical or visual reality.
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Jeans represent democracy in fashion.
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I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet.
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People who worry about status symbols are volatile. Later, they'll move on to something else they consider important.
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Fact
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Fervent Inter Milan supporter.
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Recovering after contracting hepatitis [May 21, 2009].
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One of the world's top fashion designers.
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He is mentioned in the Marillion song "Gazpacho" (from their 1995 album "Afraid of Sunlight").
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Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
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Born at 7:20am-CET
Costume Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Truth
2015
select wardrobe: Cate Blanchett
Twice Upon a Time in the West
2015
wardrobe: for Ms. Claudia Cardinale
Elysium
2013/I
costume provider: Jodie Foster's wardrobe
The String
2009
wardrobe: Claudia Cardinale
Inglourious Basterds
2009
costume designer: Brad Pitt's evening attire
L'isola dei famosi
2008
TV Series wardrobe - 11 episodes
The Dark Knight
2008
wardrobe: Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne tailored wardrobe handmade by
Camille
2008/I
special wedding costumes: Sienna Miller and James Franco
En la ciudad sin límites
2002
costume designer: Geraldine Chaplin
E! Mysteries & Scandals
2000
TV Series documentary wardrobe - 1 episode
Cascabel
2000
costume designer: José Coronado
Hurlyburly
1998
wardrobe: for Mr. Spacey and Ms Penn
The Chris Rock Show
1997
TV Series wardrobe - 1 episode
Nirvana
1997
costumes: Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono and Emmanuelle Seigner
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
1996
costume designer: Ms. Belén
Pour rire!
1996
costumes: Ornella Muti
Final Analysis
1992
selected wardrobe: Mr. Gere
A Grande Arte
1991
costumes: Eduardo Conde
Voyager
1991
costume designer: Sam Shepherd
Class Action
1991
selected wardrobe: Ms. Mastrantonio
The Untouchables
1987
wardrobe
Devil in the Flesh
1986
costumes: Maruschka Detmers
American Gigolo
1980
costumes: Richard Gere
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games
2006
TV Mini-Series
Master Shot
2000
Short
Husbands and Lovers
1991
A Star for Two
1991
Lauren Bacall's gowns
The Comfort of Strangers
1990
Phenomena
1985
Il ladrone
1980
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Podium TV
2015
TV Mini-Series
Runway Magazine
2015
TV Mini-Series
Runway Magazine
2014
TV Mini-Series
Runway Magazine
2013
TV Mini-Series
Saturday Night Live
1993
TV Series
Italian Prime Minister
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
iLA
2014
Short executive producer
My Voyage to Italy
2001
Documentary executive producer / producer
Emporio Armani: A Private Party
1996
TV Movie executive producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hanna
2011
special thanks
Knight and Day
2010
the producers wish to thank
Mine vaganti
2010
thanks
¡Feliz 2010! Cuéntame
2009
TV Movie thanks
Si può fare
2008
special thanks
Valentino: The Last Emperor
2008
Documentary thanks: un grazie gigantesco
America's Next Top Model
2004
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
special thanks
She's the One
1996
special thanks
Girl 6
1996
special thanks
Truth
2015
special thanks
Youth
2015/I
thanks
A Most Violent Year
2014
special thanks
La grande bellezza
2013
thanks
The Best Offer
2013
thanks
This Must Be the Place
2011
the director wishes to thank
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mademoiselle C
2013
Documentary
Himself
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013
Documentary
Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Client
2011
Documentary short
A Man's Story
2010
Documentary
Himself
Ozwald Boateng: Why Style Matters
2009
TV Movie documentary
Valentino: The Last Emperor
2008
Documentary
Himself
Sophia: Ieri, oggi, domani
2007
Documentary
Himself
InStyle: Celebrity Weddings
2007
TV Movie
Himself
What Makes Britain Rich?
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Corazón de...
2005
TV Series
Himself
MTV Europe Music Awards 1998
1998
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Undressed: Fashion in the Twentieth Century
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Emporio Armani: A Private Party
1996
TV Movie
Himself
Very Important Pennis
1996
TV Series
Himself
Catwalk
1995
Documentary
Himself
Corazón, corazón
1993
TV Series
Himself
Eurotrash
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
1991
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
Made in Milan
1990
Short documentary
Himself
exclusiv
1984
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Paris Collections: Fall Fashion Preview
1968
TV Special documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rude Tube
2013
TV Series
Himself
Absolute Wilson
2006
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2009
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Creativity
2000
Golden Plate 2000
David di Donatello Awards
1998
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Fashion
Known for movies
The Dark Knight (2008) as Costume and Wardrobe Department
Inglourious Basterds (2009) as Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elysium (2013) as Costume and Wardrobe Department
The Untouchables (1987) as Costume and Wardrobe Department