Being Armani: A Biography

by Renata Molho

Recounting the 30 years that turned Giorgio Armani into an international fashion icon, this investigation of the man and the myth he built around himself explores how he maintained a distinct identity in an industry built upon rapid changes. Written with the designer’s cooperation and access to his personal archives, Armani’s story is accurately rendered, from his modest beginnings and early home environment to the influences and colleagues who helped build his name. Yet ultimately, this is the story of a man with an innate sense of style and unmatched entrepreneurial strategy, both of which allowed him to create a new way of thinking—an aesthetic genre that went beyond a world of appearance and clothing—that single-handedly changed the face of fashion forever.

Genres: Biography

216 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Renata Molho (Asmara, 5 maggio 1951) è una giornalista italiana.
Giornalista e saggista. Critica del costume e della moda per il quotidiano Il Sole 24 Ore, dal 1991 al gennaio 2012. Collaboratrice di testate del gruppo Condé Nast (Vogue Italia, L'Uomo Vogue). Ha tenuto diversi corsi di giornalismo di moda (IULM, IED, Universitò di Urbino). E' stata caporedattore de L'Uomo Vogue ed editor at large di L'Uomo Vogue, Vogue Italia e Casa Vogue.
È autrice tra l'altro della prima e unica biografia dello stilista Giorgio Armani, Essere Armani edita da Baldini, Castoldi Dalai nel 2006 - e nelle traduzioni in inglese (Baldini Castoldi Dalai Corp.), giapponese (Nikkei Publishing Inc.), coreano (Book@Books), russo (Azbooka), ebraico (Kinneret Zmora) portoghese (Arte Plural Edições) ed estone (Esti Ekspress). - e della monografia dedicata a CoSTUME NATIONAL (2007) edita da Assouline.

Reviews

[Dowwille · Rating 2 out of 5]

Apdovanotas ne tik talentu, bet ir įvairiausiomis nominacijos ir nuopelnais, atsidavęs darbui, kūrybinga ir išskirtinė asmenybė, kaip ir jo kelias mados pasaulyje.
Deja, knyga pasirodė ne tokia įdomi, kaip pati asmenybė. Galbūt labiau besidomintiems mada, ši knyga pasirodytų be galo įdomi.
Knygoje buvo užsiminta, kad Armani savo asmeninio gyvenimo neviešina (juk jis asmeninis), bet būtent smulkesnių detalių atskleidžiančių dizainerį, kaip asmenybę, šioje knygoje ir trūko.

[Mart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Avab päris hästi Armani maailma telgitagused. Huvitav ja nauditav lugemine, eriti kellegile kes on huvitatud moest!

[Agnė Vorobjovienė · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boooring

[Daniel Stoev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Добра биографична книга, която проследява историята от самото начало... не е натрапено единствено и само главното лице има и други истори.

[Beatrice · Rating 2 out of 5]

"There must be something more."
"Where things were black or white; there was a left and right."

[Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting facts, but ultimately poorly written and jumps all over the place

[Linawings · Rating 2 out of 5]

Undoubtedly an interesting subject, but written poorly snd superficially which beeaks the spell.

[Justina · Rating 4 out of 5]

"išreikšti pojūčius, o ne juos sukurti/.../ juslingumas, o ne seksualumas"

[Joli Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the worst written bio, I have ever read, but still some nice facts about Armani life, his character and work.