The life of Giorgio Armani (1934-2025) is becoming a series. Italian production company Lux Vide announced the start of production on Thursday, nearly eleven months after his death. The international project is set to be inspired by the life and career of the fashion designer, though no title has been announced yet.
Ferzan Ozpetek (67) will direct. The Turkey-born filmmaker has lived and worked in Italy for decades and produced, among other things, "The Ignorant Angels" in 2022, Disney+'s first Italian original production.
Director Knew Armani Personally
"I knew, admired, and spent time with Giorgio over many years, at official events and in more private settings", Ozpetek told "Variety". The two talked about cinema, which Armani was passionate about, as well as art, costumes, architecture "and, I would say, about life itself". He saw in him a visionary and a brilliant artist, "but also a down-to-earth and very determined man".
Being allowed to tell his story is "an exciting honor and a challenge", the director said. It's about capturing the many facets of a complex and captivating personality.
The Fashion House Is Opening Its Archives
The project would be hard to imagine without the company's blessing: The Giorgio Armani fashion house is supporting the production and granting access to its archives, creations, and locations from the company's history to provide insight into the world and legacy of one of fashion's most influential figures.
His life story provides plenty of material, even though the designer rarely spoke about his private life. Armani was born on July 11, 1934, in Piacenza, began working in the fashion industry in 1957, and only took the leap into self-employment two decades later. Together with his partner Sergio Galeotti (1945-1985), he sold their shared Volkswagen for $10,000 and used it to finance their own ready-to-wear menswear label.
His Hollywood breakthrough came in 1980 with "American Gigolo": Richard Gere (76) wore the Milanese designer's unlined jackets and deconstructed suits. Later, Armani also reimagined the pantsuit for women. On September 4, 2025, he died at the age of 91. His fashion empire, valued at ten billion dollars, was entirely in his possession at the time, a rarity in the industry.
