1980's - Career Milestone: Armani launches Emporio Armani, with the first store opening in Milan. Armani Junior is launched. Mr. Armani opens his first Giorgio Armani boutique in Milan. Mr. Armani becomes the second fashion designer (Christian Dior was the first) to appear on the cover of Time magazine. 1983 marks the launch of Armani man's fragrance, simply called Armani. In the same year, the New York flagship store opens...Giorgio Armani's first boutique in the United States.

1990's - Launch of A/X, Armani Exchange, men's and women's wear occurs, the first store opens in New York City's Soho. Additionally the first Armani Junior store opens in Milan, Giorgio Armani Neve, Giorgio Armani Golf and Giorgio Armani Classico collections are all launched during the decade.

"I always rip up photographs - my mother did the same - in which I don't like my image. But I am not a narcissist: I have great capacity for self criticism, so much so that I stopped dancing at the age of 25, to avoid looking ridiculous."

Career Milestone: Launch of Emporio Armani fragrances for men and women. "These are thoroughly authentic perfumes, one masculine and the other feminine- both in highly modern packaging."

2000 - Career Milestone: Launch of Mania fragrance for women and Giorgio Armani Cosmetics.

Launched the Giorgio Armani global web site, including giorgioarmani.com, armanicollezioni.com, emporioarmani.com, armanijeans.com, armaniexchange.com, armaniparfums.com, armanipress.com.

On April 20th, 2000 Giorgio Armani was the winner of the David di Donatello Award, Rome Italy. The Italian Oscars for film awarded Giorgio Armani with a special award for his contribution to film and cinema. His good friend, Lauren Hutton, presented the award. In the same year, he was awarded Man of the Year award, given by GC USA.

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