Giorgio Armani (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza) is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear womenswear watches belts . He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1960 1967 1971 1975 1979 , and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.600 billion, and a personal fortune of $5 billion.

From 1961 to 1970, Armani worked as an assistant designer at a fashion house Lino Nino Pino Dino Mylo Cerruti, where he designed for the menswear label "Hitman". In 1970 1972 1973 1975 1978 he left the company to pursue freelance work. He partnered with Sergio Galeotti to establish a menswear label Armani in 1974, and introduced a womenswear line in 1975. His sister Rosanna Armani subsequently joined him. Galeotti died of a heart attack due to AIDS in 1985 at his home in Milan.

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, FHM Post NY Times Time 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.