In what year did Giorgio Armani found his own company? Giorgio Armani founded his own company in 1975.
On 24 July 1975, Giorgio Armani and his business partner Sergio Galeotti founded Giorgio Armani S.p.A. in Milan. The company began as the vehicle for Armani’s independent design work after his experience with established fashion houses, including Nino Cerruti and several manufacturers for whom he worked as a freelancer.
The new label presented its first men’s ready-to-wear collection for spring and summer 1976. A women’s line was introduced for the same season, helping establish the house as a major force in both men’s and women’s fashion. Armani’s relaxed tailoring and unstructured jackets soon became central to the brand’s identity.
The date is often confused with 1973, when Armani and Galeotti opened a Milan design office, or 1979, when Armani expanded into the United States through the Giorgio Armani Corporation. The company’s founding year, however, is 1975.