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Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service.
We're coming to you live from London.
I'm James Menendez.
And our top story today takes us unusually for this programme into the world of fashion and the death of one of its best known names,
Giorgio Armani.
He died at the age of 91.
His multi-dollar business was truly a global brand,
whether dressing the young and wealthy in China or inspiring street market fakes in South America.
Even though his famous suits were out of reach for most of us,
his brand came to embody Italian elegance,
mixing formality with relaxed sensuality and in a bold move at the time,
blurring the lines between femininity and masculinity.
Well,
here's the man himself talking to the BBC for a documentary about how in the early days he ripped the stiff padding out of jackets for women to make them more comfortable.
I realised that a certain kind of woman was looking for a self-dressing that was more men-like.
They liked deconstructed jackets, plain, soft and flowing,
something they could move in freely, like a second skin.
For many people, having something Armani is an aspiration.