by Booth Moore

To mark 40 years in fashion, Giorgio Armani has written his autobiography. Part coffee-table book, part memoir, the lavish, 576-page tome titled "Giorgio Armani" (Rizzoli), chronicles his career in his own words.

It uses personal photos and those from runways, red carpets and ad campaigns, along with candid shots with celebrities and a handful of wonderful drawings, to explore his rise from childhood to global fashion power, a man whose empire includes clothing, cosmetics, home furnishings, hotels and even his own museum, Armani/Silos, now open in Milan, Italy.

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Source: http://www.latimes.com/