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Calculated Shard: 51 (from laksa060)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa051.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/style/gallery/valentino-garavani-life-in-pictures\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/style/gallery/valentino-garavani-life-in-pictures\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/gallery\/valentino-garavani-life-in-pictures","crawl_time":1774094652,"first_indexed_time":1768853912,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,cnn!www,\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/gallery\/valentino-garavani-life-in-pictures s443","src_root_hash":"2312100192101524051","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Valentino Garavani’s life in pictures | CNN","meta_descriptions":["Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, died on Monday, January 19. He was 93."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris.\nPAT\/ARNAL\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\nUpdated\n          11:09 AM EST, Thu January 22, 2026\nItalian fashion legend\nValentino Garavani\n, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, died on Monday, January 19. He was 93.\nBorn in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.\nFor many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros.\nValentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.\nArchivio\/A3\/contrasto\/Redux\nValentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959.\nReporters Associati & Archivi\/Mondadori Portfolio\/Getty Images\nValentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974.\nHorst P. Horst\/Conde Nast\/Getty Images\nValentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics.\nPL Gould\/Images Press\/Getty Images\nIra de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978.\nAlain Dejean\/Sygma\/Getty Images\nValentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.”\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\nValentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993.\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\nValentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998.\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\nValentino works in his office in Rome in 2000.\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\nValentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004.\nPool Benainous\/Rossi\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\nValentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome.\nGregorio Borgia\/AP\nValentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.\nPier Paolo Cito\/AP\nValentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film \"Valentino: The Last Emperor\" in Rome in 2009.\nAlessandra Tarantino\/AP\nActor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet.\nJohn Shearer\/Getty Images\nValentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London.\nEvening Standard\/eyevine\/Redux\nFrom left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York.\nElizabeth Lippman\/The New York Times\/Redux\nValentino adjusts a dress he designed for the \"La Traviata\" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016.\nChris Warde-Jones\/The New York Times\/Redux\nThe model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue.\nAlessandro Grassani\/The New York Times\/Redux\nValentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes.\nDmitry Kostyukov\/The New York Times\/Redux\nValentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA\/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York.\nEvan Agostini\/Invision\/AP\nValentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019.\nEdward Berthelot\/GC Images\/Getty Images\nDownload the CNN app\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play.\nDownload the CNN app\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.","attrs_markdown":"Thank You\\!\n\nYour effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much appreciated.\n\nClose\n\nAd Feedback\n\n[Arts](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/arts)\n\n[Design](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/design)\n\n[Fashion](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/fashion)\n\n[Architecture](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/architecture)\n\n[Luxury](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/luxury)\n\n[Beauty](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/beauty)\n\n[Video](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/videos)\n\n[More]()\n\n[Arts](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/arts)   [Design](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/design)   [Fashion](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/fashion)   [Architecture](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/architecture)   [Luxury](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/luxury)   [Beauty](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/beauty)   [Video](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/videos)\n\n[Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)   [Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)\n\nSubscribe\n\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/gallery\/valentino-garavani-life-in-pictures)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/gallery\/valentino-garavani-life-in-pictures)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\n[Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)   [Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)\n***\nEdition\n\n[US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\nEdition\n\n- [US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n***\n[Arts](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/arts)\n\n[Design](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/design)\n\n[Fashion](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/fashion)\n\n[Architecture](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/architecture)\n\n[Luxury](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/luxury)\n\n[Beauty](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/beauty)\n\n[Video](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/style\/videos)\n***\nFollow CNN Style\n\nDownload the CNN App\n***\n\n- [US](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us)\n  - 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He was 93.\n\nBorn in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.\n\nFor many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros.\n\n![Valentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.\n\nArchivio\/A3\/contrasto\/Redux\n\n![Valentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959.\n\nReporters Associati & Archivi\/Mondadori Portfolio\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974.\n\nHorst P. Horst\/Conde Nast\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics.\n\nPL Gould\/Images Press\/Getty Images\n\n![Ira de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nIra de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978.\n\nAlain Dejean\/Sygma\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.”](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.”\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993.\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998.\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino works in his office in Rome in 2000.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino works in his office in Rome in 2000.\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004.\n\nPool Benainous\/Rossi\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome.\n\nGregorio Borgia\/AP\n\n![Valentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.\n\nPier Paolo Cito\/AP\n\n![Valentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film \"Valentino: The Last Emperor\" in Rome in 2009.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film \"Valentino: The Last Emperor\" in Rome in 2009.\n\nAlessandra Tarantino\/AP\n\n![Actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nActor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet.\n\nJohn Shearer\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London.\n\nEvening Standard\/eyevine\/Redux\n\n![From left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nFrom left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York.\n\nElizabeth Lippman\/The New York Times\/Redux\n\n![Valentino adjusts a dress he designed for the \"La Traviata\" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino adjusts a dress he designed for the \"La Traviata\" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016.\n\nChris Warde-Jones\/The New York Times\/Redux\n\n![The model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nThe model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue.\n\nAlessandro Grassani\/The New York Times\/Redux\n\n![Valentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. 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All Rights Reserved.   \n CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.\n\n## Download the CNN app\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play.\n\n![Scan the QR code to download the CNN app from Google Play.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/google-play-cnn-app-qr-code.png)\n\n## Download the CNN app\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.\n\n![Scan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/app-store-cnn-app-qr-code.png)\n\n![CNN Logo](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn.svg)\n\n## Legal Terms and Privacy\nBy clicking Agree, you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and agree to the collection and use of your information by cookies and similar technologies, as set forth in our Privacy Policy.\n\nBy clicking \"Agree\", you have read and agree to the [Terms of Use](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/terms) and agree to the collection and use of your information by cookies and similar technologies, as set forth in our [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/privacy).\n\n[Agree](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/gallery\/valentino-garavani-life-in-pictures)","attrs_readable_markdown":"![Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nItalian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris.\n\nPAT\/ARNAL\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\nUpdated 11:09 AM EST, Thu January 22, 2026\n\nItalian fashion legend [Valentino Garavani](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/valentino-fashion-designer-dead), whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, died on Monday, January 19. He was 93.\n\nBorn in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.\n\nFor many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros.\n\n![Valentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.\n\nArchivio\/A3\/contrasto\/Redux\n\n![Valentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959.\n\nReporters Associati & Archivi\/Mondadori Portfolio\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974.\n\nHorst P. Horst\/Conde Nast\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics.\n\nPL Gould\/Images Press\/Getty Images\n\n![Ira de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nIra de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978.\n\nAlain Dejean\/Sygma\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.”](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.”\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993.\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998.\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino works in his office in Rome in 2000.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino works in his office in Rome in 2000.\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004.\n\nPool Benainous\/Rossi\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome.\n\nGregorio Borgia\/AP\n\n![Valentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.\n\nPier Paolo Cito\/AP\n\n![Valentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film \"Valentino: The Last Emperor\" in Rome in 2009.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film \"Valentino: The Last Emperor\" in Rome in 2009.\n\nAlessandra Tarantino\/AP\n\n![Actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nActor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet.\n\nJohn Shearer\/Getty Images\n\n![Valentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London.\n\nEvening Standard\/eyevine\/Redux\n\n![From left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nFrom left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York.\n\nElizabeth Lippman\/The New York Times\/Redux\n\n![Valentino adjusts a dress he designed for the \"La Traviata\" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino adjusts a dress he designed for the \"La Traviata\" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016.\n\nChris Warde-Jones\/The New York Times\/Redux\n\n![The model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nThe model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue.\n\nAlessandro Grassani\/The New York Times\/Redux\n\n![Valentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes.\n\nDmitry Kostyukov\/The New York Times\/Redux\n\n![Valentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA\/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA\/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York.\n\nEvan Agostini\/Invision\/AP\n\n![Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019.\n\nEdward Berthelot\/GC Images\/Getty Images\n\n## Download the CNN app\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play.\n\n## Download the CNN app\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris. PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Updated 11:09 AM EST, Thu January 22, 2026 Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani , whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, died on Monday, January 19. He was 93. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. For many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. Valentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. Archivio/A3/contrasto/Redux Valentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959. Reporters Associati & Archivi/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Valentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974. Horst P. Horst/Conde Nast/Getty Images Valentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics. PL Gould/Images Press/Getty Images Ira de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978. Alain Dejean/Sygma/Getty Images Valentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.” Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Valentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Valentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Valentino works in his office in Rome in 2000. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Valentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004. Pool Benainous/Rossi/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Valentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome. Gregorio Borgia/AP Valentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house. Pier Paolo Cito/AP Valentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" in Rome in 2009. Alessandra Tarantino/AP Actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet. John Shearer/Getty Images Valentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London. Evening Standard/eyevine/Redux From left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York. Elizabeth Lippman/The New York Times/Redux Valentino adjusts a dress he designed for the "La Traviata" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016. Chris Warde-Jones/The New York Times/Redux The model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue. Alessandro Grassani/The New York Times/Redux Valentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes. Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times/Redux Valentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019. Edward Berthelot/GC Images/Getty Images Download the CNN app Scan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play. Download the CNN app Scan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.
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PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images # Valentino Garavani’s life in pictures Updated 11:09 AM EST, Thu January 22, 2026 Link Copied\! Italian fashion legend [Valentino Garavani](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/style/valentino-fashion-designer-dead), whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, died on Monday, January 19. He was 93. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. For many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. ![Valentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. Archivio/A3/contrasto/Redux ![Valentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959. Reporters Associati & Archivi/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images ![Valentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974. Horst P. Horst/Conde Nast/Getty Images ![Valentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics. PL Gould/Images Press/Getty Images ![Ira de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Ira de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978. Alain Dejean/Sygma/Getty Images ![Valentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.”](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.” Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino works in his office in Rome in 2000.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino works in his office in Rome in 2000. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004. Pool Benainous/Rossi/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome. Gregorio Borgia/AP ![Valentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house. Pier Paolo Cito/AP ![Valentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" in Rome in 2009.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" in Rome in 2009. Alessandra Tarantino/AP ![Actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet. John Shearer/Getty Images ![Valentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London. Evening Standard/eyevine/Redux ![From left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) From left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York. Elizabeth Lippman/The New York Times/Redux ![Valentino adjusts a dress he designed for the "La Traviata" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino adjusts a dress he designed for the "La Traviata" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016. Chris Warde-Jones/The New York Times/Redux ![The model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) The model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue. Alessandro Grassani/The New York Times/Redux ![Valentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes. Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times/Redux ![Valentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP ![Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019. 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Readable Markdown	![Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris. PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Updated 11:09 AM EST, Thu January 22, 2026 Italian fashion legend [Valentino Garavani](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/style/valentino-fashion-designer-dead), whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, died on Monday, January 19. He was 93. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. For many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. ![Valentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino works in his studio in Rome in 1959. Born in the northern town of Voghera, Italy, in 1932, Valentino — who was popularly known by his first name — learned his trade in the haute couture ateliers in Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. Archivio/A3/contrasto/Redux ![Valentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino puts make up on a model in his first atelier in Rome in 1959. Reporters Associati & Archivi/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images ![Valentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino leans against a sofa in his Rome apartment in 1974. Horst P. Horst/Conde Nast/Getty Images ![Valentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino and former first lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis attend a benefit for the 1976 Special Olympics. PL Gould/Images Press/Getty Images ![Ira de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Ira de Furstenberg works with Valentino in his perfume lab in 1978. Alain Dejean/Sygma/Getty Images ![Valentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.”](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino attends a celebration of his career in Rome in 1991. Early on, he became known for his red dresses, in a rich scarlet shade that became his signature color to the extent that it was known within the industry as “Valentino red.” Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino Garavani poses with a model in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1993. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino is seen with a model in Los Angeles in 1998. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino works in his office in Rome in 2000.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino works in his office in Rome in 2000. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino presents a collection at a show in Paris in 2004. Pool Benainous/Rossi/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![Valentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino walks past a bronze statue of Roman Emperor Constantine before the start of a 2007 press conference in Rome. Gregorio Borgia/AP ![Valentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino poses at an exhibition of his best creations at the Ara Pacis museum in 2007. It was part of the fashion designer's 45th anniversary celebrations in Rome. He announced in 2007 that he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house. Pier Paolo Cito/AP ![Valentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" in Rome in 2009.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino adjusts his tie during a photo call to present the documentary film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" in Rome in 2009. Alessandra Tarantino/AP ![Actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Actor Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the Academy Awards in 2011. Hathaway wore a couture gown from the fashion house's Fall 2002 collection and arrived with the designer for the red carpet. John Shearer/Getty Images ![Valentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino poses for a portrait at Somerset House in London. Evening Standard/eyevine/Redux ![From left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) From left: Bravo's Andy Cohen, actor Sarah Jessica Parker, mogul Barry Diller and Valentino talk at a 2012 Diane von Furstenberg show in New York. Elizabeth Lippman/The New York Times/Redux ![Valentino adjusts a dress he designed for the "La Traviata" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino adjusts a dress he designed for the "La Traviata" opera at the production's set design studio in Rome in 2016. Chris Warde-Jones/The New York Times/Redux ![The model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) The model Naomi Campbell and Valentino attend a memorial mass for Franca Sozzani in Italy in 2017. Milan and the rest of the fashion world paid tribute to Sozzani, the longtime editor of Italian Vogue. Alessandro Grassani/The New York Times/Redux ![Valentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino attends a lunch in 2017 in honor of Sofia Coppola at his country retreat, Château de Wideville, outside Paris. The post-couture-week lunch for Coppola honored her recent best director prize at Cannes. Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times/Redux ![Valentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP ![Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019. 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