BBC: The legendary Italian designer. Le Monde: One of the fathers of modern fashion. New York Times: His red carpet dresses. El Mundo: The designer of the yuppies of the '80s.

The passing of Giorgio Armani quickly made headlines around the world. The websites of the most important media outlets featured the news on their home pages, highlighting Armani's importance to the world of fashion and the economy."The legendary Italian designer" is the headline on the home page of the BBC. El Pais uses the same photo and a descriptive headline:"Milan designer Armani, who founded one of the most influential fashion companies of the last 50 years, has died at 91. He passed away surrounded by his loved ones." The Financial Times also celebrated Armani, with a more conservative tone, noting that he was not only a designer, but also a businessman who built a global financial empire.

According to the Guardian , the Armani name is synonymous with modern Italian style and elegance. In France, for Le Monde Armani was one of the fathers of modern fashion. He gave added value to men's suits and women's suits. For the Nouvel Observateur Armani was the designer who liberated men with his legendary elegance.

The New York Times celebrates him as the master of the power suit (power suit), who created a male uniform whose feminized shapes also convinced women. His alliance with movie stars meant that his name became synonymous with"red carpet dress". For the Times of London, Armani's death is the opening story of the afternoon on their website. For the Daily Mail it is breaking news: the death of the iconic Italian designer, who died surrounded by his family. Large photo of Armani also opens the German Bild : The fashion icon dies at 91.

In Spain El Mundo remembers him as the designer of the yuppies of the 1980s in general and of suit jackets in particular. For Reuters Armani was one of the most important names in the fashion world, having founded and directed his own company for 50 years. The Times of India also remembers the icon of Italian fashion on its website. For the Xinhua (New China, English version) agency, the Armani story is less important and is relegated to a few lines without photos among those arriving from Europe. On the website of the Russian agency Tass (English version), the story does not appear. Instead, the website of Kathimerini, one of the main Greek newspapers, opens: Armani became synonymous with modern Italian style by combining talent with entrepreneurial ability.