Giorgio Armani is a very famous and successful fashion designer. Armani is currently 79 years old and his net worth is $8.5 billion. Armani was not always rich and successful. Just like everyone else, he only started with a dream. Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza, Italy, on July 11, 1934. He was the son of Maria and Ugo Armani. He has two other siblings, a younger sister and an older brother. The younger sister's name is Rosanna. His older brother's name is Sergio. Growing up his family was not very wealthy. They were almost poor. Armani and his brothers grew up during the time of World War II. This was a very difficult time for them. His family had to witness firsthand the deaths of friends due to the bombings. Growing up, Armani had dreams and goals just like any other child in the world. His dream was to be a doctor. He attended the University of Piacenza after obtaining his high school diploma. After two years of studying anatomy and medicine he had to do military service. During his time in the military, he realized that medicine was no longer his interest, as it had been when he was a child. In this period there was a cinema near Milan. They still watched movies even though it was used as a shelter. It was then that fashion first caught his attention. After returning from military service, Armani did not return to school. Instead he found a job. He found work at La Rinascente, a well-known department store in Milan. Here he designed windows and gave the photographer all the help he needed. He worked there for a while before being hired as an assistant designer by Nino Cerruti. His friend Sergio Galeotti convinces him to work for other companies too. He would help do projects for free just so he can be known. After a while he began to make his work more and more independent until one day he teamed up with his friend Sergio and founded his own men's clothing line. Giorgio Armani Sp,A was founded in 1975. During this time his clothing line was only for men. It wasn't until the following year that he also introduced a line of women's clothing. Armani and Sergio didn't have enough money to start the business, so they had no choice but to sell a Volkswagen.