The Giorgio Armani show is always a highlight of Milan Fashion Week, traditionally taking the bi-annual event's prestigious closing slot—but last night's was memorable for an entirely different reason. Spring/Summer 2026 was the final collection that Mr Armani personally worked on before sadly passing away earlier this month aged 91, and acted both as a celebration of his brand's 50th anniversary, and an unofficial memorial for the legendary designer himself.
In attendance for the historic event were Hollywood stars, models and industry luminaries spanning all the different eras of Armani's glittering career—including Lauren Hutton, Cate Blanchett, Glenn Close, Spike Lee and Richard Gere, whom Mr Armani so famously dressed for the cult Eighties film American Gigolo.
