Armani‘s Founding Partner, Sergioโ Galeotti, Remembered
Florence, Italy – sergioโค Galeotti, the pivotal financial โขand administrative force behind the โคrise of global fashion โฃhouse Armani, โis being remembered as โa key architect ofโฃ the brand’s success on the anniversary of his death in 1985. While โGiorgio Armaniโข is the household name, Galeotti’s โcontributions were essential โคto transforming the designer’s vision into aโค thriving international business.
Galeotti’s partnership โคwith Armani began in theโ 1960s, culminating in the 1975 founding of Armani Spa. He provided the crucial business acumen that allowed Armani to focus on his creative work, navigating the complexities of finance and administration as theโ company rapidly expanded. The pair initially worked from a space inโ Florence’s Palazzo Pitti, where โคArmani showcased โsome ofโฃ his earliest collections. Galeotti’s death from leukemia in 1985โข profoundlyโฃ impacted Armani, whoโค described the loss as feeling like “a part of me died.”
Armani โpublicly acknowledged Galeotti’s importance,โ stating, “Florenceโฃ is a fundamental part of my life: from this city I started to go into the experiments.” He further confided โto โค Corriere dellaโ Sera about the agonizing year leading up toโค Galeotti’s passing, continuing to share fashion show photos โevenโข duringโ his partner’s illness,โฃ witnessing hisโ emotional response. Theโ timing โof Galeotti’sโ death wasโค notably poignant,occurringโฃ asโ Armaniโ was gaining international recognitionโ and solidifying the company’s structure.