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Luxury is obviously the direction that interests me the most, but there is a lot of confusion between luxury and exhibitionism. For me, the concept of luxury is more traditional, more exclusive, more sophisticated than luxury for the masses.

Giorgio Armani

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Giorgio Armani
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 11
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
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