To Armani, With Love

Over the weekend of September 4th, The MOD Team was saddened to learn of the passing of one of fashion’s last great couturiers. In remembrance, we look back at the exquisite work of the designer who revolutionized fashion and elevated the art form until the very end. To call Mr. Armani a powerhouse would be an understatement, he was the powerhouse, rivalled only by the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Coco Chanel, and Valentino, the last couturier of the golden era. A boy from Piacenza, Italy, Armani dreamed a dream so immense it transcended imagination and manifested into reality.

Beginnings

Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, Italy, in 1934. Though he began his studies in medicine, he soon left the field to pursue his true calling. His career in fashion began with creating window displays, eventually leading him to a design role at Nino Cerruti’s atelier. In 1975, alongside his close friend and business partner Sergio Galeotti, Armani launched his own label — a house that would grow into one of the most influential and globally celebrated fashion empires. .

The Collections

Armani’s style embodied a rare kind of elegance that spoke to both the youthful and the seasoned. His adaptive nature in both business and artistry shone through his work, carving out a silhouette so unmistakably sophisticated, it could only ever be Armani. While the world gravitated toward his commercial powerhouses; Armani Exchange, Emporio Armani, and Giorgio Armani, few paid close attention to the intimate poetry of his couture line, Armani Privé. Haute couture, the zenith of luxury, was perhaps Armani’s greatest love letter to the world.
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Love, Armani

For those who knew, Armani’s collections often evoked Saharan hues and timeless blacks, silhouettes that reflected his clients while constantly raising the bar. His tailoring defined power dressing, the uniform of men and women who shaped the world. Armani was not about fuss or pretense; his work was style distilled to its purest form: success, sophistication, and authenticity.
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And yet, through Armani Privé, we discovered his softer, more romantic side. These collections unfolded like pages of memory, dainty rose and mint, sapphire and opal, ivory mist and jet black, rendered in feathers, fur, and most obsessively, mercurial organzas. They recalled love lost and love found, a quiet cup of tea with a parent long gone, a fleeting moment before life became predictable.

"Mr. Armani built an empire of hotels, spas, interiors, and fashion that will forever define modern luxury. Yet what endures most is not only his machismo-inflected elegance, but the humanity woven into every creation. "

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Here, Armani revealed his most intimate truth: that elegance is not only about strength, but also softness. That to be human is to live in dualities, strong and fragile, powerful and tender, relentless and loving.

Mr. Armani built an empire of hotels, spas, interiors, and fashion that will forever define modern luxury. Yet what endures most is not only his machismo-inflected elegance, but the humanity woven into every creation. In Armani Privé, he left us an eternal reminder: that perfection lies in imperfection, and that true style is, above all, the art of being human.

Rest in couture, Mr. Armani | Words by Dmitri Ruwan |

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