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Posted on September 25, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleEmporio Armani's first collection since Giorgio Armani's passing was unveiled at Milan Fashion Week, featuring neutral tones and multicultural inspirations.
MILAN (Reuters) -Emporio Armani unveiled on Thursday its first collection since the death of the fashion house's founder and designer, with models paying tribute to the man known as King Giorgio with long applause during the final walk of the show.
No one came out for the usual designer's bow, not even Giorgio Armani's niece Silvana, who always worked alongside him in creating the womenswear collections.
Some in the audience had tearful eyes.
Armani, who died on September 4 aged 91, worked on the brand's collection until the very end of his life, the company said earlier this month, when they confirmed the shows at the Milan fashion week.
Emporio Armani's spring-summer collection, titled 'Returns', was dominated by neutral tones, airy garments and multicultural inspirations.
"The collection is born from the desire to capture the impulse and shifting sensations that accompany a return to the city, after a journey," the brand said in notes for the press.
Earlier on Thursday, Italian fashion house Prada presented a collection titled "body composition", designed by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, which included uniform-style outfits and evening wear in a juxtaposition of contrasting elements.
"There are radical reconsiderations of the fundamental properties of clothes – skirts find their points of suspension from the shoulder, brassieres have shape without structure.", they wrote in the notes.
(Reporting by Elisa Anzolin, editing by Gavin Jones)
The collection is the first since the death of founder Giorgio Armani, showcasing a tribute to his legacy.
The collection, titled 'Returns', featured neutral tones, airy garments, and multicultural inspirations.
Some audience members were seen with tearful eyes, reflecting the emotional impact of the event.
Giorgio Armani died on September 4 at the age of 91.
Italian fashion house Prada presented a collection titled 'body composition' on the same day.
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