Giorgio Armani cancels menswear and haute couture fashion shows over Covid concerns – The National

Giorgio Armani cancels menswear and haute couture fashion shows over Covid concerns – The National

Italian designer Giorgio Armani has announced that his coming shows at Milan Fashion Week Men’s and the Paris Haute Couture week have both been cancelled.

Citing concerns over the new Omicron variant running rampant across Europe, Armani, 87, said that with “great regret and following careful reflection, in light of the worsening epidemiological situation", he felt compelled to halt the shows, both scheduled for later this month.

The designer said that while fashion shows are “crucial and irreplaceable occasions", he felt duty bound to protect people, and that the “health and safety of both employees and the public must once again take priority".