Armani and 'American Gigolo' formed the perfect partnership
by editors@theworld.org (Marco Werman) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6ZWQ1)
An Italian designer and an American gigolo: The genius of the recently late-Giorgio Armani would have been discovered without the silver screen, but his fashions appearing as they did on Richard Gere in the title role of the 1980 movie "American Gigolo" certainly helped. It accelerated the adoption of Armani's elegant but cool, relaxed style in Hollywood and beyond. Co-hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have an appreciation.