India, Sept. 4 -- Italian designer Giorgio Armani, the founder and owner of the Armani fashion brand, died on Thursday, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.

"With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani," the fashion house said in a statement.

A funeral chamber will be set up on Saturday and Sunday in Milan, the company said, followed by a private funeral at an unspecified date.

As per Reuters, Armani had been unwell for some time, and was forced to drop out of his group's shows at Milan's Men's Fashion Week in June, the first time in his career that he had missed one of his catwalk events.

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