MILAN (AP) — Ricky Martin and Hudson Williams joined a star-studded front row Monday for the first Giorgio Armani menswear runway collection under the sole creative direction of Leo Dell’Orco following the iconic designer’s death in September.
The collection previewed on the final day of Milan Fashion Week was in complete continuity with Armani’s heritage soft tailoring — but there were signs of a new sharpness and modernity.
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A model is reflected on a glass while wearing a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Fashion designers Leo Dell'Orco, left, and Gianluca Dell'Orco acknowledge applauses at the end of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Models wears creations as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
From the first look, the collection embraced a fresh color story, with a loden green top pulling together a textured jacket and gray trousers. Iridescent jewel tones in soothing purples and lapis blues played beautifully off velvet, cashmeres and chenille.
Archival Armani came through in blouson bomber jackets and belted trench coat looks with simple white shirts and ties and the trademark pleated trouser. Slightly crumpled fedora hats completed the looks.
While Armani himself rarely staged a finale, the new collection got a full walk-through, as Martin filmed intently from the front row, and as the crowd applauded.
“Somehow it feels more energetic, there is something about joy. It is not a new beginning but you can sense something new is happening, there is a sense of energy that is great,’’ said Alex Badia, WWD's fashion and style director.
Carlo Capasa, the head of Milan's fashion chamber, said the collection was very “modern.” "I found the true spirit of Armani,'' he said after the show.
Dell’Orco, Armani’s collaborator of 40 years, took a bow to long applause after the show. Unlike Armani, who always wore a simple dark T-shirt, in later years adding a blazer, Dell’Orco wore a double-breasted suit but no tie.
A model is reflected on a glass while wearing a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Fashion designers Leo Dell'Orco, left, and Gianluca Dell'Orco acknowledge applauses at the end of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Models wears creations as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A model wears a creation as part of the Giorgio Armani Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Men's collection presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Detroit has reached an agreement to add running back Isiah Pacheco as a replacement for David Montgomery after the Lions traded Jahmyr Gibbs' backup before free agency started, a person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday.
Pacheco spent his first four seasons in the running back rotation with the Kansas City Chiefs, who agreed to a $45 million, three-year deal with Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III in the opening hours of free agency.
The Green Bay Packers are doing some shuffling at cornerback by adding Benjamin St-Juste while informing Nate Hobbs of a plan to release him a year after signing him to the $48 million, four-year contract, according to two people with knowledge of the decisions. St-Juste is getting a $10.5 million, two-year deal.
All the people are speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because transactions can’t be become official until Wednesday, the first day of the NFL’s new league year.
Pacheco rushed for 2,537 yards and 14 touchdowns over four seasons with the Chiefs, helping them win two Super Bowls.
Montgomery, who no longer wanted to play behind Gibbs, was sent to the Houston Texans for offensive lineman Juice Scruggs along with fourth- and seventh-round draft picks.
The Chiefs also agreed to a $24.5 million, three-year deal with former Baltimore safety Alohi Gilman and an $11 million, two-year contract with receiver Tyquan Thornton, who emerged as perhaps their best deep threat during a 6-11 season that ended a 10-year playoff streak.
Gilman fills a big need in Kansas City’s depleted defensive backfield. Safety Bryan Cook is headed to Cincinnati, the Chiefs traded cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Rams and fellow cornerbacks Jaylen Watson and Joshua Williams are signing elsewhere.
St-Juste was on the field for about 35% of the Chargers’ defensive plays last season and also was a key special teams contributor during his lone year in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old has two interceptions over five seasons, the first four in Washington for the 2021 third-round draft pick.
Hobbs injured his knee in training camp last year and was benched midseason after leaving the Las Vegas Raiders to join the Packers. The 26-year-old made five starts in 11 appearances and had a career-low two pass breakups.
The Packers will designate Hobbs a post-June 1 cut, which will save about $8 million on the salary cap. Hobbs missed the wild-card loss to Chicago and said after the season he tore a medial collateral ligament Dec. 27 against Baltimore.
Pittsburgh agreed with running back Rico Dowdle on a $12.25 million, two-year deal in what will be a reunion with new Steelers coach Mike McCarthy. They were together in Dallas, where Dowdle became the first undrafted Cowboys running back to rush for 1,000 yards in McCarthy's final season in 2024.
Dowdle signed with Carolina last year and followed a 206-yard outing against Miami with 183 yards rushing and a 36-yard touchdown catch against the Cowboys. Dowdle finished the season with 1,076 yards.
The Steelers are waiting on what would be a much more significant reunion for McCarthy. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn't said whether he plans to return for a 22nd season, and second in Pittsburgh. The 42-year-old was with McCarthy for 12-plus seasons in Green Bay, and they won a Super Bowl during the 2010 season.
The Buffalo Bills and tight end Dawson Knox agreed to a three-year contract extension that will save money under the salary cap. The seventh-year player was entering the final year of his deal and scheduled to count $17 million against Buffalo’s cap.
The New York Giants have an agreement with cornerback Greg Newsome after losing starter Cor'Dale Flott to Tennessee on the first day of negotiations for free agents. New York also has a deal with safety Ar’Darius Washington, the third player to follow new coach John Harbaugh from Baltimore after tight end Isaiah Likely and All-Pro punter Jordan Stout.
Minnesota is keeping two-time All-Pro long snapper Andrew DePaola. The 38-year-old is set for a seventh season with the Vikings. DePaola is the only long snapper to make three straight Pro Bowls (2022-24).
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FILE - Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Benjamin St-Juste warms up before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Nov. 16, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
FILE - Green Bay Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs returns a kick off during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 27, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke, File)
