Editor’s Note: The fashion world mourns the passing of Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who revolutionized menswear, conquered the red carpet, and retained his independence until the end. Known as Il Signor Armani to his staff, he worked indefatigably and never waived from his vision.

Giorgio Armani was a fashion giant who first made his mark in menswear. His signature soft approach to tailoring reshaped not only the masculine suit but also male stereotypes. See Richard Gere at his most drop-dead gorgeous in 1980’s American Gigolo for proof. When it comes to womenswear, Armani focused on sartorialism rather than flou, bringing some of the swagger traditionally associated with haberdashery into a new realm.

Having studied to be a doctor at one point, Armani understood the body and

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