Hundreds pay their respects to Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani
MILAN, Italy (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Hundreds paid their final respects to Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani Saturday.
Armani died Thursday at his home in central Milan, surrounded by loved ones.
Mourners filed into the Armani Theater, where Armani regularly shows his ready-to-wear runway collections.
Fellow fashion designer Donatella Versace and Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala were among the many visitors.
Inside, Armani's closed coffin was adorned with a bouquet of long-stem white roses, and flanked by Carabinieri Honor Guards in ceremonial dress.
The public viewing will continue through Sunday and Armani will be buried following a private funeral.
He was 91-years-old.
