"Tireless, he worked until his final days, dedicating himself to the company, its collections, and the diverse and ever-evolving projects both existing and in progress," the fashion house says in a statement
Armani founded his eponymous company in 1975 and it soon became a byword for sleek, understated style that "extended from fashion to every aspect of life," as the statement put
Armani was 91. There is no mention of the cause of death.