5 Sep 2025

The influence and legacy of Giorgio Armani

From Nights, 8:10 pm on 5 September 2025

For over fifty years, Giorgio Armani shaped men's fashion, with his influence reaching far beyond the runway.

The Italian style icon passed away overnight New Zealand time, aged 91.

Murray Crane of Crane Brothers has been designing New Zealand menswear for more than 25 years, with Armani a constant presence throughout his career.

To talk more about how Armani changed menswear, Murray speaks to Emile Donovan.

Italian designer Giorgio Armani waves from the runway of the Emporio Armani fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 on September 21, 2023 in Milan. Italian fashion great Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91 "surrounded by his loved ones", his company said on September 4, 2025. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)

Italian designer Giorgio Armani waves from the runway of the Emporio Armani fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 on September 21, 2023 in Milan. Photo: GABRIEL BOUYS