<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">World-famous designer Giorgio Armani, founder of the Italian fashion brand that bears his name, has revealed that he intends to retire within two or three years from now.<br><br> He has not yet disclosed his succession plans at the company, which he founded in 1975 and still controls.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Armani is preparing to retire in two or three years.</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> "I can still give myself two or three years as president of the company. No more than that, it would be negative," Armani told Corriere della Sera. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:945/630;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/3dd33ca0-bc6c-4090-8f03-4be18a6e9f37.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> "I spend exhausting nights dreaming of a future where I won't have to be the one to say yes or no," he added.<br><br> Armani also revealed that he has received attempts to communicate with potential external investors in his company, but at the present time, he does not see the opportunity as suitable.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">Who is Giorgio Armani?</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:800/533;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/eb263222-2fbc-4fdb-a085-dcc82c554787.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> Giorgio Armani is 90 years old and Italy introduced him to the world's fashion houses after leaving medical school and joining the army for years before working as a designer at the La Renascente store in Milan and the Nino Cerruti fashion house before founding his own brand in the mid-seventies with the help of his business partner "Sergio Galeotti".</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );">How much is Giorgio Armani worth?</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br><br> He tops the list of the richest fashion designers in Italy with a fortune of $9.6 billion, and owns a number of palaces and luxurious homes, most notably his palace in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a $17.5 million apartment in Manhattan, and a villa in the Caribbean. <br></p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1300/867;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c1edf84e-3fbc-4e5f-8230-0ebcf672c8f5.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> Armani also allocated part of his wealth to invest in the hotel sector, tourist resorts and luxury restaurants around the world, including Milan, Italy and Dubai, where he established his luxury hotel, Armani Hotel Dubai, which is located inside the Burj Khalifa and occupies the 38th and 39th floors. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:517/533;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/d1c5f778-6dfb-4231-8955-5a9030600ef3.png" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br><br> He also owns a luxury super yacht and a collection of rare sports and classic cars worth hundreds of millions. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:700/340;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/f253f7d9-0e6e-45b6-99b0-a6229def07cc.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> The Italian fashion designer has opened over 20 international restaurants in prime locations in Paris, New York, Florida, Britain, Egypt, Jamaica, Milan, Dubai, and more.</p>