Menswear Style Podcast

Giorgio Armani’s Impact on the Fashion Industry

Menswear Style Episode 231

One of the world’s most famous fashion designers Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91. Also a renowned businessman, the pioneering Italian designer was credited with reimagining men’s and women’s suits for a modern audience. He dressed some of the biggest stars in music and Hollywood and his company Armani expanded into beauty, fragrance, music, sport and luxury hotels.

Menswear Style's host Peter Brooker and Coventry University fashion expert Rebecca Ryder-Caddy discuss what made Giorgio Armani’s designs so successful, his most famous outfits, how he changed the fashion industry, and his enduring legacy.

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