Giorgio Armani lies in state: Hundreds queue to pay respects to “king” of Italian fashion

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/JSuH8pW Hundreds of people lined up outside the Armani headquarters in Milan, Italy on Saturday to pay their respects to Giorgio Armani ahead of a private funeral for the fashion icon on Monday. The man called the “king” of Italian fashion died Thursday at age 91. Armani put Italian ready-to-wear style on the international fashion map in the late 1970s, creating an instantly recognizable silhouette that propelled his fashion house for half a century. At the time of his death, he had put together an empire worth over $10 billion, which along with clothing, included accessories, home furnishings, perfumes, cosmetics, books and even chocolates. Forbes ranked him in the world’s top 200 billionaires. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/XwhWAF0 Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #armani #fashion #GlobalNews