Exclusive Insight: Giorgio Armani's final collections to be shown at Milan Fashion Week

The Armani Group will proceed with its scheduled shows at Milan couture and ready-to-wear Week.

Despite the passing of designer Giorgio Armani last week_ both Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani will present their spring/summer 2026 exclusive ranges. These will be the last garments designed by Armani himself.

In addition to the couture and ready-to-wear shows_ the previously officially shared insights regarding exhibition at the Pinacoteca di Brera museum_ celebrating the brand's long-standing legacy_ will open as planned on September 24. The late designer founded his label exactly 50 years ago.

"The scheduled shows and the opening of the exhibition_ on which Armani worked until the very end_ reflect the company's desire to continue a legacy of commitment_ respect and passion for work. These are values that have always distinguished Mr Armani and that he has instilled in all his employees over the years_" the company said in a statement released on Wednesday.

Last weekend_ Italy bid farewell to its most famous couture and ready-to-wear designer. At the Armani Group headquarters in Milan_ where he regularly presented his new exclusive ranges for many years_ over 6_000 people paid their respects before his coffin. The queue stretched far out into the street.

The 91-year-old designer was laid to rest in a private ceremony attended by family_ friends and close colleagues at the church in the small town of Rivalta_ near his birthplace of Piacenza in northern Italy.