Valentino Garavani passes away at age ninety-three
As the founder of one of the world’s most influential haute couture houses, Valentino built his legacy on meticulously tailored gowns and elegant silhouettes, favoring enduring, classical aesthetics over fleeting fashion trends.
“Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones,” the statement said. “Valentino Garavani was not only a constant guide and inspiration for all of us, but a true source of light, creativity and vision.”
While no specific cause of death was disclosed, it has been widely described as resulting from natural causes. His body will lie in state at his foundation’s headquarters in Rome on Wednesday and Thursday, with funeral services scheduled for Friday at the Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.
Valentino trained in haute couture in both Milan and Paris before launching his fashion house in Rome in 1959. A year later, he met Giancarlo Giammetti, his long-time partner, who oversaw the business side while Valentino focused on design, helping transform the brand into an international fashion powerhouse.
Over the decades, his clientele included royalty, US first ladies, and Hollywood stars, ranging from Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Princess Diana to Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, and Bella Hadid.
The fashion house later expanded into ready-to-wear collections, menswear, and accessories. In 1998, the brand was sold to an Italian holding company for an estimated $300 million, though Valentino continued designing until his retirement in 2008. His final haute couture show, marking 45 years in fashion, featured every model dressed in his signature ‘Valentino red.’
Tributes poured in following news of his death. The fashion house pledged to honor his legacy through future creations, praising “his unique style and innate elegance.” Italy’s prime minister described Valentino as an “eternal symbol of Italian high fashion.” The family of fellow fashion icon Giorgio Armani, who died last year, called Valentino “an undisputed master of grace and elegance, for whom Armani held great admiration.”
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