The biography of fashion designer Giorgio Armani is de facto several books at once, united under one cover. On the one hand, this is the story of an extraordinary person — proud, withdrawn and insecure, accustomed to keeping everything under control and tired of the burden of responsibility.
The biography of fashion designer Giorgio Armani is de facto several books at once, united under one cover. On the one hand, this is the story of an extraordinary person — proud, withdrawn and insecure, accustomed to keeping everything under control and tired of the burden of responsibility. On the other hand, a biography of a great artist. On the third — the story of a huge and successful business (Giorgio Armani’s house is not only one of the largest in the fashion world, but also one of the most profitable). On the fourth — a brief outline of the history of fashion in the second half of the twentieth century, for the study of which Armani’s work provides inexhaustible material. And in each of these qualities, Renata Molkho’s book is of considerable interest to the reader. Built on archival materials and direct statements of friends, relatives and colleagues of the great fashion designer, equipped with beautiful illustrations, the study of the Italian journalist creates a voluminous, bright, controversial, but at the same time emotionally convincing image of one of the most prominent people of her era.
ABC Classics, 352 p.