US EditionItalian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at 93, his foundation says
Valentino Garavani, famed for his signature red gowns, died at 93 in Rome; his funeral will be held at Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, with a public lying-in-state prior.
- On Monday, Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, died at his Roman residence, the Fondazione Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti announced, without disclosing a cause of death.
- He founded the House of Valentino on Rome's Via Condotti in 1959, building a global fashion empire and introducing the signature shade known as `Valentino red` before retiring in 2008.
- His gowns featured bows, ruffles, lace and embroidery, dressing clients from Jackie Kennedy to Julia Roberts, and he was the first Italian to showcase on Paris haute couture catwalks.
- A public viewing is set for Wednesday and Thursday at the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation, with a funeral Friday at the Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in central Rome.
- The Fondazione Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti praised him as `a true source of light, creativity and vision,` Alessandro Michele feels Valentino's `gaze` ahead of the March 12 Rome show, and peers including Giorgio Armani's family and Donatella Versace offered condolences.
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