US EditionItalian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at 93, his foundation says
Valentino Garavani, renowned for popularizing 'Valentino red' and dressing iconic women, died peacefully at 93; his funeral will be held Friday in Rome, foundation said.
- On January 19, Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, died at his Roman residence at age 93, his namesake foundation announced.
- Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani began his career born in Voghera, Italy, in 1932 and moved to Paris at 17 to study couture before returning in 1959 to open his Rome house.
- Known for his signature Valentino red introduced in 1959, Garavani dressed high-profile figures including Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor, with gowns seen on Oscars red carpet stars like Julia Roberts.
- The foundation's press release added that the funeral will take place Friday, January 23 at 11 am at the Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e Martiri, Piazza della Repubblica 8, Rome, and he will lie in state for several days in Piazza Mignanelli.
- His legacy includes philanthropy, co-founding the L.I.F.E. charity and donating 1 million to Covid-19 relief, with honours from Italy and France, and influence in fashion and arts.
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Princess Madeleine expresses deep sadness after the news of the death of Italian fashion icon Valentino Garavani. In a post on Instagram, she pays tribute to the friend and designer who created her wedding dress. “With deep sadness and a heart full of gratitude, I remember the incomparable Valentino Garavani,” the princess writes.
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A legend in the world of fashion is gone: Italian designer Valentino Garavani has died in Rome at age 93. The New York Times describes him as "the last of the great 20th-century couturiers and a designer who defined the image of royalty in a republican age for all manner...
Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Garavani Dies at 93
Italian fashion mogul and founder of one of the world’s most well-known haute couture brands, Valentino Garavani, died in Rome on Jan. 19. He was 93. “Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones,” his representatives posted on his Instagram page. The designer’s death follows half a century of his influence on haute couture. After launching his design house in 1960, Garavani was a central figure in hi…
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