
意大利传奇时尚设计师、阿玛尼集团(Armani Group)创始人乔治·阿玛尼去世,享年91岁。他为自己的时尚帝国的未来留下了一份精心规划的蓝图。
阿玛尼去世与各界反应
阿玛尼在家人的陪伴下安然离世,享年91岁。此前,他长期患病,迫使他五十年来首次缺席品牌的米兰时装秀。时尚界人士纷纷致敬,阿玛尼集团将在米兰举办追悼会。这座城市正是因为他的推动而成为世界时尚之都。
阿玛尼出生于意大利皮亚琴察,最初立志成为一名医生,但在中途离开医学院后,找到了属于自己的时尚道路。他最早在米兰一家百货公司担任橱窗陈列员和采购员,随后开始为Nino Cerruti设计男装,并凭借创新与品质赢得声誉。1975年,阿玛尼与合作伙伴塞尔吉奥·加莱奥蒂在米兰创立了以自己名字命名的品牌,起初推出男装系列,并迅速扩展至女装、配饰、香氛及家居等领域。
阿玛尼以简约的设计风格颠覆了现代时尚,向世界引入了“权力套装”的概念,并开创了生活方式品牌的先河。从《美国舞男》中的理查德·基尔到无数走上好莱坞红毯的明星,他为众多知名人士精心设计了服装。在长达半个世纪的职业生涯中,阿玛尼缔造了全球最成功的私人时尚帝国之一,对行业与世界文化都产生了深远影响。
帝国的接班与掌控
与许多家族经营的奢侈品牌不同,阿玛尼没有子嗣,因此多年来他一直致力于制定完善的接班计划。根据公司及媒体报道,阿玛尼集团的控制权将由六位精心挑选的接班人共同掌握:他的妹妹罗萨娜、两位外甥女、一位外甥、长期合作伙伴潘塔莱奥(利奥)·德洛尔科,以及一家慈善基金会。所有接班人目前均在公司董事会任职,并将依据阿玛尼在2016年制定的公司章程获得股份。
延续阿玛尼的愿景
阿玛尼的公司章程远不止财务安排。他明确要求,品牌必须始终坚持“简约、现代、优雅而低调的风格,注重细节与舒适性”。接班文件还详细说明了未来女装和男装创意总监的任命流程,以确保品牌的创意方向始终忠实于他的愿景。
财务与业务指令
阿玛尼的计划中还包括具体的财务安排。例如,上市或并购等重大举措,在他去世五年后方可进行,以确保公司在过渡期保持稳定。阿玛尼集团依然为私人持有企业,预计年营收超过26.8亿美元;若未来上市,其潜在未来估值可能超过58亿美元。
未来之路
由家族成员与值得信赖的合作伙伴共同组成的新领导团队承诺,将延续阿玛尼的价值观,维持品牌的独立性与高水准。阿玛尼设立的慈善基金会也将发挥作用,引导公司未来的部分利润投入公益事业。阿玛尼的详细接班规划旨在守护他的遗产,确保公司在创意、运营和道德准则方面所坚持的原则能够得到长期延续。(*)
关于本文,《财富》杂志使用了生成式AI辅助完成初稿。编辑在发布前已核实信息的准确性。
译者:刘进龙
审校:汪皓
意大利传奇时尚设计师、阿玛尼集团(Armani Group)创始人乔治·阿玛尼去世,享年91岁。他为自己的时尚帝国的未来留下了一份精心规划的蓝图。
阿玛尼去世与各界反应
阿玛尼在家人的陪伴下安然离世,享年91岁。此前,他长期患病,迫使他五十年来首次缺席品牌的米兰时装秀。时尚界人士纷纷致敬,阿玛尼集团将在米兰举办追悼会。这座城市正是因为他的推动而成为世界时尚之都。
阿玛尼出生于意大利皮亚琴察,最初立志成为一名医生,但在中途离开医学院后,找到了属于自己的时尚道路。他最早在米兰一家百货公司担任橱窗陈列员和采购员,随后开始为Nino Cerruti设计男装,并凭借创新与品质赢得声誉。1975年,阿玛尼与合作伙伴塞尔吉奥·加莱奥蒂在米兰创立了以自己名字命名的品牌,起初推出男装系列,并迅速扩展至女装、配饰、香氛及家居等领域。
阿玛尼以简约的设计风格颠覆了现代时尚,向世界引入了“权力套装”的概念,并开创了生活方式品牌的先河。从《美国舞男》中的理查德·基尔到无数走上好莱坞红毯的明星,他为众多知名人士精心设计了服装。在长达半个世纪的职业生涯中,阿玛尼缔造了全球最成功的私人时尚帝国之一,对行业与世界文化都产生了深远影响。
帝国的接班与掌控
与许多家族经营的奢侈品牌不同,阿玛尼没有子嗣,因此多年来他一直致力于制定完善的接班计划。根据公司及媒体报道,阿玛尼集团的控制权将由六位精心挑选的接班人共同掌握:他的妹妹罗萨娜、两位外甥女、一位外甥、长期合作伙伴潘塔莱奥(利奥)·德洛尔科,以及一家慈善基金会。所有接班人目前均在公司董事会任职,并将依据阿玛尼在2016年制定的公司章程获得股份。
延续阿玛尼的愿景
阿玛尼的公司章程远不止财务安排。他明确要求,品牌必须始终坚持“简约、现代、优雅而低调的风格,注重细节与舒适性”。接班文件还详细说明了未来女装和男装创意总监的任命流程,以确保品牌的创意方向始终忠实于他的愿景。
财务与业务指令
阿玛尼的计划中还包括具体的财务安排。例如,上市或并购等重大举措,在他去世五年后方可进行,以确保公司在过渡期保持稳定。阿玛尼集团依然为私人持有企业,预计年营收超过26.8亿美元;若未来上市,其潜在未来估值可能超过58亿美元。
未来之路
由家族成员与值得信赖的合作伙伴共同组成的新领导团队承诺,将延续阿玛尼的价值观,维持品牌的独立性与高水准。阿玛尼设立的慈善基金会也将发挥作用,引导公司未来的部分利润投入公益事业。阿玛尼的详细接班规划旨在守护他的遗产,确保公司在创意、运营和道德准则方面所坚持的原则能够得到长期延续。(*)
关于本文,《财富》杂志使用了生成式AI辅助完成初稿。编辑在发布前已核实信息的准确性。
译者:刘进龙
审校:汪皓
Giorgio Armani, the legendary Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani Group, has died at the age of 91, leaving behind a meticulously planned blueprint for the future of his fashion empire.
Armani’s passing and immediate reactions
Armani died peacefully, surrounded by his family, after ongoing health issues that earlier forced him to miss his brand’s Milan runway shows for the first time in five decades. Tributes are pouring in from across the fashion world, and the Armani Group will host a memorial in Milan, the city he helped turn into a fashion capital.
Born in Piacenza, Italy, Armani originally aspired to become a doctor before leaving medical school and finding his calling in fashion, first working as a window dresser and buyer at a Milan department store. He soon began designing menswear for Nino Cerruti, gaining a reputation for innovation and quality. In 1975, with his partner Sergio Galeotti, Armani founded his eponymous label in Milan, initially launching a men’s clothing line and rapidly expanding into womenswear, accessories, fragrances, and home interiors.
Armani’s understated style revolutionized modern fashion, introducing the world to the power suit and pioneering the concept of the lifestyle brand; he dressed celebrities from Richard Gere in American Gigolo to countless Hollywood stars on the red carpet. Over his five-decade career, Armani built one of the most successful privately held fashion empires, leaving a lasting imprint on both the industry and global culture.
Succession and control of the empire
Unlike many family-run luxury houses, Armani had no children and thus spent years crafting a robust succession plan. According to company and media reports, control of the Armani Group will be divided among six carefully chosen heirs: his sister Rosanna, his two nieces, one nephew, his longtime collaborator Pantaleo (Leo) Dell’Orco, and a charitable foundation. All of these successors already serve on the company’s board and will receive shares according to the bylaws Armani established in 2016.
Preserving Armani’s vision
Armani’s bylaws go beyond mere financial matters. He gave explicit instructions that the brand must continuously pursue an “essential, modern, elegant and unostentatious style with attention to detail and wearability.” The succession documents also detail the process for appointing future women’s and men’s style directors, ensuring the label’s creative direction remains true to his vision.
Financial and business directives
Armani’s plan includes specific finance-related provisions. Major moves, such as an IPO or mergers and acquisitions, are not permitted until five years after his death, providing a period of stability. The company remains privately held, with estimated annual revenues exceeding $2.68 billion, and a potential future valuation of over $5.8 billion should it go public.
The path forward
The new leadership—a blend of family and trusted collaborators—has pledged to honor Armani’s values and sustain both the brand’s independence and its high standards. A charitable foundation created by Armani will also play a role, helping direct some of the company’s future profits to philanthropic efforts. Armani’s detailed succession planning aims to preserve his legacy, ensuring that his company’s creative, operational, and ethical principles endure well into the future.
For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.