MILAN — Thousands of people over the weekend paid their final respects to a towering figure of the fashion world who permeated many facets of life here and earned the moniker “King Giorgio.”
Beginning at dawn on Saturday, people began lining up outside of the company’s headquarters to pass by and touch the closed coffin of Giorgio Armani who died on Thursday at 91. A steady stream of visitors continued into the evening on Sunday, when the public viewing came to an end, with wait times…

