‘A void that is impossible to fill’: tributes paid to fashion designer Giorgio Armani

Donatella Versace says the world lost a giant today' while Victoria Beckham called him a visionary designer whose legacy will live on forever'

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Pioneering fashion designer Giorgio Armani has been remembered as a true friend", an immense talent" and a visionary" following his death at the age of 91.

Designers, celebrities, politicians and artists were among those paying tribute after the Armani Group announced his death on Thursday.