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Haddonfield diocesan principal's charges detailed

Philadelphia Inquirer - Found Mar. 19, 2010
The clerk, he said, noticed that a pair of Giorgio Armani glasses Cerullo had tried on were missing.
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Posted on March 19, 2010, 10:32 am

Lust Object: Giorgio Armani Crocodile-Weave Dress

Desperate Housewives - Found Mar. 18, 2010
... perfectly prim and proper Giorgio Armani dress. We think it would be perfect for a spirited alligator fuckhouse. Giorgio Armani Crocodile...

Posted on March 18, 2010, 3:17 am

How To Achieve Hollywood?s Hottest Oscars 2010 Looks

Talking makeup: daily cosmetics and makeup blog. - Found Mar. 10, 2010
... delivers the perfect level of pigment, such as the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation ($59). Using the Giorgio Armani Foundation Brush...

Posted on March 10, 2010, 2:12 am

Oscars Beauty: Demi Moore

Makeup Bag - Found Mar. 9, 2010
For Demi?s complexion, Jo mixed two Giorgio Armani foundations?Luminous Silk Foundation and Lasting Silk UV SPF 34 Compact...

Posted on March 9, 2010, 7:43 am

Get The Look: Demi Moore at the 2010 Oscars

Lipstick, Powder 'n Paint - Found Mar. 8, 2010
FACE For Moore?s complexion, the makeup artist mixed two Giorgio Armani foundations?Luminous Silk Foundation and Lasting Silk UV SPF...

Posted on March 8, 2010, 4:40 am

Grocery Store Reading: March 'InStyle'

Desperate Housewives - Found Mar. 8, 2010
For pure glamour, the inside look at Giorgio Armani?s mansion in Milan on pages 406 ? 411 pretty much beats all.

Posted on March 8, 2010, 4:17 am

Giorgio Armani Exhibits Red Carpet Gowns

ShoppingBlog.com - Found Mar. 6, 2010
Giorgio Armani is exhibiting some of his most famous red carpet gowns at his flagship store in New York City.

Posted on March 6, 2010, 8:00 am

Giorgio Armani: RTW Fall 2010

ShoppingBlog.com - Found Mar. 5, 2010
Giorgio Armani said his fall 2010 ready to wear collection was all about the "New Chic." That means bright colors -- orange, midrange pink, cherry

Posted on March 5, 2010, 2:15 am

Giorgio Armani to Design for Lady Gaga

Luxist - Found Feb. 26, 2010
Lady Gaga is known for her 'love it or hate it' fashion sense and it seems that designer Giorgio Armani has stationed himself firmly on the 'love

Posted on February 26, 2010, 5:02 am

Giorgio Armani presents red carpet retrospective

My Fashion Life - Found Feb. 24, 2010
He?s designed many a gorgeous gown has dear Giorgio Armani, and now, what with awards season in full swing, he?s presenting a retrospective of

Posted on February 24, 2010, 6:54 am

Giorgio Armani Biography

Giorgio Armani
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Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani at the Red Night Party in Kaufhaus GUM, Moscow
Born 11 July 1934 (1934-07-11) (age 75)
Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Nationality Italian
Labels Giorgio Armani S.p.A.
Awards CFDA International Award for 1983

Giorgio Armani (born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy,1 with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion, and a personal fortune of $5 billion.2

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Early life and fashion career

Armani was born in Piacenza. From 1961 to 1970, he worked as an assistant designer at a fashion house Nino Cerruti, where he designed for the menswear label "Hitman". In 1970, he left the company to pursue freelance work. He partnered with Sergio Galeotti to establish a menswear label Armani in 1974, and introduced a women's wear line in 1975. His sister Rosanna Armani subsequently joined him. Galeotti died of a heart attack in 1985 at his home in Milan.3

Armani achieved his international breakthrough by tailoring for numerous Hollywood names and especially for Richard Gere in the title role of American Gigolo in 1980. In 2001, Forbes named him the most successful Italian designer and estimated his net worth at $1.7 billion. He was given the same award five years later, as the magazine estimated his fortune at $4.1 billion.

Innovations

Armani was the first designer to ban models with a body mass index (BMI) under 18, after model Ana Carolina Reston starved herself to death due to anorexia nervosa.

The Armani Privé spring/summer 2007 fashion show was broadcast via MSN and Cingular cellular phones.4

After LG teamed with Prada to introduce the LG Prada phone, Samsung joined Armani to design the Giorgio Armani phone.

Armani designed made-to-measure suits for Christian Bale's character Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight. Advertisements featuring "Giorgio Armani for Bruce Wayne" were released in 2008 with pictures of Christian Bale wearing Armani suits. However, Bale later claimed in a GQ interview that the campaign was produced without his permission.5

In sport

Giorgio Armani has a keen interest in sports. He is the president of the Olimpia Milano basketball team6 and an Inter Milan fan, and twice designed suits for the England national football team.7 He has since designed suits worn by players of the London club Chelsea since August 2007.8 He designed the Italian flag bearers' outfits at the opening ceremony at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Armani also designed and introduced the EA7 range, a brand inspired by Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko, who at the time played for AC Milan and wore number 7 jersey.

Other businesses

Armani opened his first restaurant in the U.S., Armani/Ristorante. The restaurant opened in New York in February 2009 and has been rated by the Zagat Survey.9

Giorgio Armani also designed a hotel with a special furnishing collection from Armani/Casa. The hotel will be named Armani Hotel and is located in Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It opened on 4 January 2010. Giorgio himself designed the floors and it is said to be one of its kind.

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