Although he avoided being openly positioned in politics, Giorgio Armani did not hesitate to talk about leaders and international developments by the courageous Georgia Meloni and Mario Draghi, up to the controversial Silvio Berloukoni and Donaldon, I.

George Armani, one of the biggest names in fashion history, died on Thursday at the age of 91.

Her courageous Melon and her little jacket

At Milan Fashion Week in 2024, Armani was invited to comment on Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and was impressed by how tough she is.

“I believe that its presence has important elements. He has … “he said and formed two circles with his hands, implying that he thought he had” guts “in politics. “He doesn’t, but it’s like he had them.”

“I am not so well informed about the politics and strategies that its government is implementing,” she added, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “Sometimes it bothers me to see her so petty in Europe, among so many imposing and elegant gentlemen. She stands with her little jacket, but she has a beautiful face. “

Meloni wore an Armani suit at a press conference after the first meeting of her cabinet, the New York Times wrote, and chose Armani for her first meeting with EU leaders in Brussels.

“I wish Mario Draghi was my father”

In 2021, Italian President Sergio Matarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi visited Paris on their first trip outside Italy after the pandemic, where they also met with Armani.

The designer described Matarella as “a very accessible man”. “He understands that we are doing our best, I mean those who work in my industry, that we want to become what we were again. We will do it, “he said.

There were even more praiseworthy comments about Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank: “I really like it, I always loved his restrained attitude when needed, exudes a sense of security. I would like to have him a father. “

It is noted that Draghi is 13 years younger than Armani.

Berlusconi was a true leader

After the death of Silvio Berlusconi in 2023, Armani wrote on social media that he was “an undisputed leader, the architect of a profound change in life, society and entrepreneurship of this country”.

The famous designer noted that “he always admired his insight as a leader, his ability to persuade people and his innate business demon.”

He added that it was “difficult to imagine Italian politics without him”.

However, in 2015 he told The Times: “I can’t tolerate Berlusconi. I find everything that does it very vulgar. The way he speaks. And his wives! “

Down nationalism

In March, Armani published an open letter to La Repubblica, in which he expressed his concern about “gaining forces and dividing Europe” in Europe.

“In today’s fragile geopolitical environment, the true power of the European Union is in cooperation, mutual support and unity. The joint action does not delete the identity of the individual nations, on the contrary, it strengthens it, “he wrote.

“Without Europe, we are weakened, vulnerable, exposed to the ambitions of those who only believe in the power of conquest. We must not allow split, we must stay united and defend the principles of democracy, “Armani wrote.

He signed the letter as: “Georgio Armani, devoted European, devoted pacifist.”

Dressing up in Melania Trump

When asked in 2017 if he would dress Melania Trump, Armani replied: “This is my job. Why not dress a beautiful woman if she asks me? This goes beyond politics. “

Asked about her husband, Donald Trump, then a newly elected US president, he commented that “he has improved physically, he is weaker, his hair tuft is smaller. Also, the way it treats things is less exaggerated, more discreet. “

Perhaps this was the only time that Trump described the US president as “discreet”.