Giorgio Armani, the iconic fashion designer who had redefined luxury fashion since the late 1970s, died on September 4 at age 91. After starting out as a low-level buyer at a department store in Milan, Italy in the late 1950s, Armani went on to launch his own brand in 1975 and became one of the world’s leading #designers and luxury #fashion moguls. Forbes estimates #Armani was worth $12.1 billion at the time of his death, largely thanks to his 99.9% stake in his eponymous fashion house. The remaining 0.1% is owned by the Milan-based Giorgio Armani Foundation, which he established in 2016 to “ensure continuous guidance for the company's future management.” Read how the legendary Italian designer built a #luxury empire that stretched from his fashion lines to interior design, restaurants and hotels at the link in our bio. (Photos: Martin Schoeller for Forbes; Estrop, Vittoriano Rastelli/Corbis, Adriano Alecchi/Mondadori via Getty Images)