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'He doesn't follow trends': How celebrities described Armani over the yearsSkip to contentBritish Broadcasting CorporationRegisterSign InHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. 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Back in 2007, Beyoncé described how she felt "fabulous" at 16 wearing her first Armani. "It's a girl's dream ," she said at the time. Model Naomi Campbell had praised the designer's take on fashion. "He does what he wants, he doesn't follow trends," she told the press in 2007. Giorgio Armani passed away aged 91. 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