The King of Fashion, Giorgio Armani, the owner of the most titled basketball team in Italy, died at the age of 91

Giorgio Armani was the owner of the basketball team Olimpia Milano and had close ties with the world of sport, projecting the equipment for Piacenza, the team in his hometown.

The basketball club sponsored by Giorgio Armani is the most titled in Italy, with 31 championships. Also, the club has triumphed 3 times in Euroliga.

Also, Giorgio Armani was the organizer of a tennis tour at “The Hurlingham Club, in London. Over time, names like Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic or Tim Henman participated.

Giorgio Armani died at the age of 91

“Giorgio Armani is a company with a history of fifty years, built with emotion and patience. Giorgio Armani has made independence, thinking and action, its distinctive brand. The company is, today and always, a reflection of this spirit. Family and employees will continue to take the group before, respecting and continuing these values,”

Armani has been sick for some time, but a specific diagnosis was not made public. His state of health prevented from participating in the latest men's fashion presentations in Milan and Paris in June. It was for the first time in his career when he was missing from the presentation of a collection.

Giorgio Armani was the owner of the basketball team Olimpia Milano and had close ties with the world of sport, projecting the equipment for Piacenza, the team in his hometown. In 2012, his sports brand created equipment for Italy's national team at the London Olympics.

The coffin will be exposed to the public on Saturday, September 6, until Sunday, September 7, between 9:00 and 18:00, in Milan, on Via Bergognone 59, in the Armani/Teatro premises. The funerals will take place in private, according to the “express desire” of Giorgio Armani.