'Fashion made me grow up': New documentary honours Giorgio Armani

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani acknowledges applause during the presentation of Emporio Armani's Autumn/Winter 2023 collection. Photo: AFP

Giorgio Armani and a slew of fashion CEOs turned out Sunday (Feb 26) for a premiere of documentary Milano: The Inside Story Of Italian Fashion, by Emmy-winning filmmaker John Maggio.

The documentary gives due credit to Armani for putting Milan ready-to-wear on the map in the 1980s with the creation of the deconstructed jacket that made menswear sexy and relaxed, as epitomised by Richard Gere in American Gigolo.