The Giorgio Armani logo on the facade of the boutique located on Via dei Condotti, in the center of Rome, on November 11, 2024. Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP (FILES) A picture shows the Giorgio Armani logo on the front store at via dei Condotti in central Rome, on November 11, 2024. The Armani fashion house, whose founder and owner Giorgio Armani died last year, named Dario Vitale as the new creative director of its Emporio Armani line on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Vitale's arrival carries special symbolic weight: he is the first major creative figure from outside the Armani family to hold such a position within the group. In a statement, the house welcomed the start of a "new chapter" that "opens a dialogue between innovation and identity." The date of his first collection hadn't been officially set at the time of the announcement, but in reality the house sped up the schedule: his first show for Emporio Armani was presented on Sept. 24 during Milan Fashion Week, a first concrete glimpse of how he intends to write this new page.Who is Dario Vitale?Born in 1983 near Naples, Dario Vitale graduated from Istituto Marangoni in 2006. His career was built in the shadows: he spent fifteen years at Miu Miu, working alongside Miuccia Prada, shaping the irreverent aesthetic that...
Vitale's arrival carries special symbolic weight: he is the first major creative figure from outside the Armani family to hold such a position within the group. In a statement, the house welcomed the start of a "new chapter" that "opens a dialogue between innovation and identity." The date of his first collection hadn't been officially set at the time of the announcement, but in reality the house sped up the schedule: his first show for Emporio Armani was presented on Sept. 24 during Milan Fashion Week, a first concrete glimpse of how he intends to write this new page.Who is Dario Vitale?Born in 1983 near Naples, Dario Vitale graduated from Istituto Marangoni in 2006. His career was built in the shadows: he spent fifteen years at Miu Miu, working alongside Miuccia Prada, shaping the irreverent aesthetic that...