Milan, 4 September 2025 – With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani.
Il Signor Armani, as he was always respectfully and admiringly called by employees and collaborators, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. Indefatigable to the end, he worked until his final days, dedicating himself to the company, the collections, and the many ongoing and future projects.
Over the years, Giorgio Armani has crafted a vision that expanded from fashion to every aspect of life, anticipating the times with extraordinary clarity and pragmatism. He has been driven by relentless curiosity and a deep attention to the present and to people. Along this journey, he established an open dialogue with the public, becoming a beloved and respected figure for his ability to connect with everyone. Always mindful of the needs of the community, he has been active on many fronts, especially in support of his beloved Milan.
Giorgio Armani is a company with fifty years of history, built with emotion and patience. Giorgio Armani always made independence – of thought and action – his hallmark. The company is, now and always, a reflection of this spirit. His family and employees will carry the Group forward in respect and continuity of these values.
The funeral chamber will be set up from Saturday, September 6th to Sunday, September 7th, and will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Milan, at Via Bergognone 59, inside the Armani/Teatro. In accordance with Mr. Armani’s explicit wishes, the funeral will be held privately.
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in honor of Barbie and Oppenheimer premiering in a week, here's a thread of times where these two similar genres of media were released in the same day/weekend:
"His work cast a spell, and few did not submit," Dwight Garner writes in an appraisal of Milan Kundera, who died on Tuesday. "In every college town, people were buying, reading and crushing on Kundera." https://t.co/GcjdQa2vQe
"People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone... The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past."
Milan Kundera, 1st April 1929 – 11th July 2023
A quick summary of the reviews of French critics who saw OPPENHEIMER yesterday:
- Everyone agrees that the film is very dense, perhaps the most dense of Nolan's filmography, but that it remains easy to understand, unlike Tenet.
- Ludwig Göransson's score is so extraordinary that the film has been compared to an opera.
- Technically, the film is outstanding and highly inventive, which prevents it from being a basic biopic.
- The last hour is very divisive, but even people who don't like Nolan loved the first 2 hours.
- The film is not at all commercial and will have trouble topping the 300 million mark at the box office. Quite cold, no action and lots of long (but brilliant) dialogue scenes. One French critic compared it to The Social Network.
- As for the female characters, everyone agrees that Pugh's character deserved more development. Emily Blunt, on the other hand, is praised for her final arc.
- Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and particularly Robert Downey Jr have a good chance of winning an Oscar. But the whole cast is impressive, even those with very few scenes like Gary Oldman.
- This is Nolan's most politically relevant film.