"In a fitting twist of fate the legendarily strong-willed Giorgio Armani, who towered over Milanese fashion for half a century and controlled every stitch of his empire right up until his death, got to choreograph his catwalk memorial himself. Armani spent his final months planning a celebration of 50 years of his brand with a show in the romantic cloistered courtyard of the Pinacoteca di Brera gallery in central Milan, where an exhibition dedicated to Armani has just opened."
"Invitations had issued a black tie dress code, along with a T-shirt with a black and white portrait of a young Armani. Several guests wore the T-shirt under a tuxedo. In the front row Lauren Hutton, in a white suit, sat alongside Cate Blanchett and a snowy haired Richard Gere, whose Armani-clad turn in the 1980 film American Gigolo made stars of both actor and designer."
"I had to be here for him, said the designer Paul Smith. He was a brilliant man, but also down to earth like me. The first time I met him, he was sweeping the street outside his store. If you think about it, he was probably the first person to wear a T-shirt under a suit. Now everybody does that."
Giorgio Armani planned a 50th-anniversary show in the cloistered courtyard of the Pinacoteca di Brera and died before the event but the show went ahead as his catwalk memorial. The event followed Save the Date notices set for 28 September and coincided with an exhibition at the gallery. Invitations specified black tie and included a T-shirt bearing a black-and-white portrait of a young Armani that several guests wore under tuxedos. Celebrities in attendance included Lauren Hutton, Cate Blanchett and Richard Gere. Designer Paul Smith recalled Armani as brilliant and down-to-earth. The final collection was personal, a love letter to favourite places including historic Brera.
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