Become a Sunglass Authority

Some history…
1934: Giorgio Armani born.
1954: Giorgio Armani got his first job in fashion doing window displays at La Rinascente in Milan. He moved up through
the ranks and eventually became a buyer for the company.
1964: Started designing at Nino Cerruti.
1970: Armani began a freelance design business, where he designed various lines, including two menswear collections
for Ungaro.
1974: Armani started his own label for men in, and a year later, he started his women’s line.
1980: Armani became a household name with the release of the movie American Gigolo, in which he had designed the
clothes for Richard Gere.
1981: Emporio Armani, a younger and less expensive line, was launched in Milan.
1988: Giorgio Armani launch an eyewear collection with Luxottica as first luxury license brand
1991: The first A/X, Armani Exchange was opened in NYC.
1997: Armani Collezioni, a tailored line, was launched.
2005: Armani started a couture line, Giorgio Armani Privè. Armani is known for his refined tailoring and sophisticated evening wear.
2010: The first Armani Hotel opens in Dubai.
2011: The second Armani Hotel opens in Milan. E-commerce websites launch for all of the Armani lines.
2012: EA7 is the official sponsor of Italian team during the Olympic and Paralympics Games of London.
The brand profile
The World of Armani DNA
• Highly recognizable style.
• Influences and interprets changing lifestyles.
• Innovative, but timeless and consistent.
• Elegant, outward expression of the normality of
sophistication.
• Simplicity, sobriety of beauty.
• Changes how men and women dress without being unisex.
• No clichés, no shock values.
• Not about turning heads, about leaving a lasting impression.
“This is my most elaborately articulated fashion statement. My signature tailored clothing, dresses, sportswear, eveningwear and
accessories, and made from the world’s most exquisite fabrics and produced to the highest standards of quality.”
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GIORGIO ARMANI IS…
SARTORIAL
INNOVATION,
MINIMAL STYLE,
SMOOTH LINES,
RIGOROUS ELEGANCE,
REFINED INFORMAL
STYLE.
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