Giorgio Armani
passed away on
September 4, 2025
, at the age of 91.
With him, the world loses not only a fashion giant but a universal symbol of
elegance and balance, capable of transforming simplicity into
timeless style
. His essential lines, refined sobriety, and quiet
strength redefined the way we dress — and, even more, how we express ourselves
through clothing.
His career was
vast, marked by insights and successes, but also by a profound connection to
art and young talent
. Armani never saw fashion as a separate world; he
regarded it as a
language of the soul
, on par with painting,
architecture, or music.
Over the years, he supported exhibitions, emerging talents, and academies, and
through initiatives like
Armani Values
, he encouraged new
generations to express their creativity without compromise. For him, fashion
was culture, and his mission was to pass on sensitivity, vision, and beauty.
Among the
episodes that reflect his openness to contemporary languages is the
2018 collaboration with French artist
Jisbar
for Armani Exchange
, part of the
#st_ART
project.
The capsule
collection drew on the artist’s works, which reinterpret
pop icons and famous contemporary figures
using vibrant colors and immediately recognizable graphic signs. Some
garments featured versions of the
Mona Lisa
or
Marilyn Monroe
, reimagined with urban
elements and the contrasting colors typical of street art, while others played
with
patterns inspired by comics and 1980s graphics
, creating a mix of
irony, energy, and modernity. Each piece was conceived as a small wearable
canvas, where Armani’s understated elegance met Jisbar’s pop irreverence,
transforming everyday clothing into a true encounter between fashion and
contemporary art.
Like Armani in
fashion,
Jisbar
is an
avant-garde artist
: a bridge between
generations and languages, able to merge classical and contemporary culture,
luxury and street, art and everyday life. Both created a language that
transcends eras, where the creative gesture is not just aesthetics but an
assertion of freedom
.
The
#st_ART
capsule remains a tangible
testament to this dialogue: making art accessible, allowing anyone to wear it
and experience it. This was Armani’s lesson: elegance is never ostentation but
authenticity, and true beauty lies in meeting others without losing oneself.
In the face of
his passing, we remember him through this spirit of openness and collaboration:
a master capable of inspiring and transcending the boundaries of fashion,
turning it into
shared art
.
His vision will live on in runways, homes, ateliers, and in the eyes of those
who continue to seek, through their own work, that
timeless gaze
that only Armani could
possess.