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Giorgio Armani is the creator behind many brands including Armani, Armani Exchange, Giorgio Armani, and Armani Junior the list goes on. Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna on July 11, 1934. Before venturing out on his own Giorgio worked for a well-known design house Nino Cerruti. Giorgio Armani began a freelance design business in 1970 and established his first menswear label in 1974 Giorgio Armani S.p.A. . A year later his clothing label grown into offering men’s and women’s wear in a partnership with his friend that encouraged him to start the freelance design business. His name was Sergio Galeotti who died in 1984, but played an important role in the development of the Armani brand.

The biggest market for the Armani brand is the United States where it is available for purchase in over 12,000 locations alone. In 1983 Giorgio Armani was honored with the International Award at the CFDA. In 2001 Forbes named him the world most successful Italian designer with an estimated net worth of over $1.7 billion and was updated in 2006 at over $4.1 billion. From the looks of it his net worth increased by over $3 billion he must have sold his stake in his fashion house.

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