As the world remembers Giorgio Armani, whose death at age 91 was announced Thursday, his legacy as a red-carpet revolutionary lives on.
Utilizing the red carpet as a powerful tool to showcase his designs, a series of indelible looks would cement his status as a fashion powerhouse. At the 50th Academy Awards in 1978, Diane Keaton made history as the first person to wear Armani on the red carpet. She wore an Armani ensemble that featured a tailored double-breasted jacket, and won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Annie Hall.
Then, in 1990, Julia Roberts immortalized herself in fashion history when she wore an off-the-rack men’s Armani suit to the Golden Globes, putting a playful spin on women in menswear. “This was one of my all-time favorite outfits,” Roberts told Vogue last year. “I didn’t even know that people wore really fancy gowns to the Golden Globes the way they do now. I could not have known that it was going to become this, like, statement outfit. I just thought I looked fabulous, and I still have that suit.”
From suiting to gowns, revisit some of Mr. Armani’s most unforgettable red carpet looks below:
