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Calculated Shard: 51 (from laksa016)

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/valentino-fashion-designer-dead\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/style/valentino-fashion-designer-dead\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/valentino-fashion-designer-dead","crawl_time":1775390600,"first_indexed_time":1768843760,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,cnn!www,\/2026\/01\/19\/style\/valentino-fashion-designer-dead s443","src_root_hash":"2312100192101524051","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Italian fashion designer Valentino dies at 93 | 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, has died at 93."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to\nhis foundation\n. He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted to Instagram said.\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 of Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. 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.”\nIn 1960, he met his long-time business partner (and, for 12 years, romantic partner) Giancarlo Giammetti, then a young architecture student. Together, the pair turned Valentino SpA into an internationally recognized brand.\nAd Feedback\nOne of Valentino’s first famous customers was the actress Elizabeth Taylor, whom he met while she was filming “Cleopatra” in Rome in the early 1960s. Other glamorous followers — and buyers — of Valentino’s work in the early years of his career included Begum Aga Khan, Queen Paola of Belgium, the actresses Audrey Hepburn and Joan Collins and Jacqueline Kennedy, who even wore a Valentino gown to wed Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis in 1968.\nHis popularity continued as the decades progressed. Valentino spent much of the 1970s in New York, surrounded by a wide circle of friends that included the artist Andy Warhol and Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. In the 1990s, he became a favorite of the decade’s supermodels, including Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell.\nHis creations also featured regularly on the red carpet. At the Oscars alone, noteworthy Valentino ensembles over the years have included the heavily-beaded gown Jane Fonda wore in 1981 when she accepted the Best Actor prize for her father, Henry; the vintage black-and-white gown Julia Roberts wore in 2001; the pastel mint caftan-style gown Jennifer Lopez wore in 2003 and the sunshine yellow gown Cate Blanchett wore in 2005. (Both Roberts and Blanchett won Oscars in those respective years.) At the 2011 Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet in an ornate Fall 2002 Valentino couture gown, accompanied by the designer himself.\nIn more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim.\nWith his precision tailored suits, suntan and perfectly coiffed hair, Valentino was every bit the quintessential Italian gentleman. He was an avid collector of Chinese antiques and indulged his love of flowers and topiary in the landscaped grounds of his 17th century Chateau Wideville, outside of Paris, which he bought in 1995. He also had homes in London, Paris, New York, Spain and Gstaad, Switzerland.\nHe was passionate about his pug dogs and at one time owned six of them: Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie and Molly.\n“I don’t care about the collection,” he memorably proclaimed in the 2008 documentary “Valentino: The Last Emperor.” “My dogs are more important.”\nIn 1998, Valentino sold his company to the Italian conglomerate HdP for some $300 million, although he continued to work for the company. Valentino retired from the industry in 2008, after more than 45 years, marking the end of one of the longest careers in fashion. The occasion was marked with a star-studded fashion show at the Musée Rodin in Paris. For the finale, models donned identical “Valentino red” gowns.\nThe designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were appointed as Valentino’s creative directors that year. In 2016, Chiuri was named artistic director at Christian Dior; Piccioli stepped down in 2024 and was appointed creative director at Balenciaga last year. Following Piccioli’s departure, Alessandro Michele has helmed Valentino’s design for nearly two years amid a wider industry reshuffling.\n“Valentino Garavani was not only an undisputed protagonist of fashion, but a central figure in Italian cultural history. A man who pushed the boundaries of possibility, traversing the world with rare delicacy, silent rigor, and a boundless love of beauty,” Michele said in a\nstatement\nposted to his Instagram account. “He leaves us all a profound legacy: the idea that creating means caring, that beauty is radical and patient attention to bodies, to forms, and to the time that passes through and preserves them.”\nPiccioli also spoke to Valentino’s sense of beauty in a lengthy\ntribute\nto his mentor. “For you, beauty was never a luxury nor an ornament: it was a form of defence, a place of safety, the only one possible. A protection, a shield against the world,” he wrote. “You were my mentor without ever needing a lectern; you had no need of one. You taught me that fashion is joy, though a profoundly serious kind of joy.” Valentino also taught him how to make the “most beautiful bows in the world,” Piccioli added.\nTributes poured in following the news of the legendary designer’s death. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called him “the eternal symbol of Italian haute couture” in a\nstatement\non social media, thanking him for his contributions. Gwyneth Paltrow\nrecalled\nhis laugh, his love of company and “a good Hollywood story,” and how he always “pestered” her to “‘at least wear a little mascara,’” in a post to her Instagram account.\nThe family of Giorgio Armani, who died in September at 91,\ncalled\nValentino “an undisputed master of grace and elegance, for whom Giorgio Armani always held great admiration.” The statement continued: “Valentino embodied the excellence of couture, the rigor of craftsmanship, and a unique vision of fashion made of pure lines, iconic colors and absolute beauty. His passing leaves an immense void.”\nFor many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. And it seems he knew this too. When he was asked, in the 2008 documentary about his life, about others’ claims that he was irreplaceable, Valentino replied with a wry smile: “After me, the deluge.”\nThis is a developing story and will be updated.\nAd Feedback\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play.\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.","attrs_markdown":"Ad Feedback\n\nThank You\\!\n\nYour effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much appreciated.\n\nClose\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\/valentino-fashion-designer-dead)\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\/valentino-fashion-designer-dead)\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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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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/23-h-3-00096915.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n2 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/22-gettyimages-496429374.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n3 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/21-gettyimages-918293586.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n4 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/20-gettyimages-514788627.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n5 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/19-gettyimages-1059546340.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n6 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/18-gettyimages-850704188.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n7 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/17-gettyimages-850704212.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n8 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/14-gettyimages-850704036.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n9 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/13-gettyimages-850703968.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n10 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/12-gettyimages-115117786.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n11 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/11-ap07061302992.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n12 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/10-ap070706051672.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n13 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/09-ap091116016576.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n14 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-109478987.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n15 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/07-h-8-01242383.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n16 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/06-h-14269977.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n17 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/05-h-14825186.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n18 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/04-h-14935178.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n19 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/03-h-14981940.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n20 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-ap17311035244350.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n21 \/ 22\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/01-gettyimages-1160299020.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n22 \/ 22\n\nValentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019.\n\nEdward Berthelot\/GC Images\/Getty Images\n\n![Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris.](https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/15-gettyimages-954274192.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n23 \/ 22\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\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:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/23-h-3-00096915.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill)\n\n24 \/ 22\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\nPrev\n\nNext\n##### Valentino Garavani's life in pictures\n\nFashion and beauty\n\nMovies\n\nAwards shows\n\n[See all topics](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow)\n\nFacebook\n\nTweet\n\n[Email](mailto:?subject=CNN%20content%20share&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F19%2Fstyle%2Fvalentino-fashion-designer-dead \"Share with email\")\n\nLink\n\nThreads\n\nLink Copied\\!\n\nItalian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to [his foundation](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTswZhnDBkV\/?hl=en&img_index=1). He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted to Instagram said.\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 of Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. 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\nIn 1960, he met his long-time business partner (and, for 12 years, romantic partner) Giancarlo Giammetti, then a young architecture student. Together, the pair turned Valentino SpA into an internationally recognized brand.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nOne of Valentino’s first famous customers was the actress Elizabeth Taylor, whom he met while she was filming “Cleopatra” in Rome in the early 1960s. Other glamorous followers — and buyers — of Valentino’s work in the early years of his career included Begum Aga Khan, Queen Paola of Belgium, the actresses Audrey Hepburn and Joan Collins and Jacqueline Kennedy, who even wore a Valentino gown to wed Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis in 1968.\n\n![Valentino and former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at a Valentino fashion show benefit for the Special Olympics in 1976. (Photo by PL Gould\/IMAGES\/Getty Images)](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino and former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at a Valentino fashion show benefit for the Special Olympics in 1976. (Photo by PL Gould\/IMAGES\/Getty Images)\n\nPL Gould\/Images Press\/Getty Images\n\nHis popularity continued as the decades progressed. Valentino spent much of the 1970s in New York, surrounded by a wide circle of friends that included the artist Andy Warhol and Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. In the 1990s, he became a favorite of the decade’s supermodels, including Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell.\n\nHis creations also featured regularly on the red carpet. At the Oscars alone, noteworthy Valentino ensembles over the years have included the heavily-beaded gown Jane Fonda wore in 1981 when she accepted the Best Actor prize for her father, Henry; the vintage black-and-white gown Julia Roberts wore in 2001; the pastel mint caftan-style gown Jennifer Lopez wore in 2003 and the sunshine yellow gown Cate Blanchett wore in 2005. (Both Roberts and Blanchett won Oscars in those respective years.) At the 2011 Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet in an ornate Fall 2002 Valentino couture gown, accompanied by the designer himself.\n\nIn more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim.\n\n![Anne Hathaway wore Valentino couture to the 2011 Academy Awards, arriving with the designer on the red carpet.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nAnne Hathaway wore Valentino couture to the 2011 Academy Awards, arriving with the designer on the red carpet.\n\nJohn Shearer\/Getty Images\n\nWith his precision tailored suits, suntan and perfectly coiffed hair, Valentino was every bit the quintessential Italian gentleman. He was an avid collector of Chinese antiques and indulged his love of flowers and topiary in the landscaped grounds of his 17th century Chateau Wideville, outside of Paris, which he bought in 1995. He also had homes in London, Paris, New York, Spain and Gstaad, Switzerland.\n\nHe was passionate about his pug dogs and at one time owned six of them: Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie and Molly.\n\n“I don’t care about the collection,” he memorably proclaimed in the 2008 documentary “Valentino: The Last Emperor.” “My dogs are more important.”\n\nIn 1998, Valentino sold his company to the Italian conglomerate HdP for some \\$300 million, although he continued to work for the company. Valentino retired from the industry in 2008, after more than 45 years, marking the end of one of the longest careers in fashion. The occasion was marked with a star-studded fashion show at the Musée Rodin in Paris. For the finale, models donned identical “Valentino red” gowns.\n\n![Valentino in his atelier in Rome in 2000.](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)\n\nValentino in his atelier in Rome in 2000.\n\nGianni Giansanti\/Gamma-Rapho\/Getty Images\n\nThe designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were appointed as Valentino’s creative directors that year. In 2016, Chiuri was named artistic director at Christian Dior; Piccioli stepped down in 2024 and was appointed creative director at Balenciaga last year. Following Piccioli’s departure, Alessandro Michele has helmed Valentino’s design for nearly two years amid a wider industry reshuffling.\n\n“Valentino Garavani was not only an undisputed protagonist of fashion, but a central figure in Italian cultural history. A man who pushed the boundaries of possibility, traversing the world with rare delicacy, silent rigor, and a boundless love of beauty,” Michele said in a [statement](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTs8V6BiMK6\/?hl=en) posted to his Instagram account. “He leaves us all a profound legacy: the idea that creating means caring, that beauty is radical and patient attention to bodies, to forms, and to the time that passes through and preserves them.”\n\n[Related article ![PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 09: Chappell Roan attends Valentino \"Le meta-theatre des intimites\" show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto\/Getty Images for Valentino)](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 09: Chappell Roan attends Valentino \"Le meta-theatre des intimites\" show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto\/Getty Images for Valentino) Vittorio Zunino Celotto\/Getty Images for Valentino The most fashionable spot in Paris? Valentino’s public bathroom 3 min read](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/10\/style\/valentino-bathroom-paris-fashion-week-fw25)\n\nPiccioli also spoke to Valentino’s sense of beauty in a lengthy [tribute](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTtDHhCiEjZ\/?igsh=ZjQwdm50ZHFmN3U5) to his mentor. “For you, beauty was never a luxury nor an ornament: it was a form of defence, a place of safety, the only one possible. A protection, a shield against the world,” he wrote. “You were my mentor without ever needing a lectern; you had no need of one. You taught me that fashion is joy, though a profoundly serious kind of joy.” Valentino also taught him how to make the “most beautiful bows in the world,” Piccioli added.\n\nTributes poured in following the news of the legendary designer’s death. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called him “the eternal symbol of Italian haute couture” in a [statement](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1446409826852556&set=a.498115868348628) on social media, thanking him for his contributions. Gwyneth Paltrow [recalled](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTs6CH0j9-y\/?igsh=cXR1cnA4c3AxMGxy) his laugh, his love of company and “a good Hollywood story,” and how he always “pestered” her to “‘at least wear a little mascara,’” in a post to her Instagram account.The family of Giorgio Armani, who died in September at 91, [called](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTs9C3Hj-Pg\/) Valentino “an undisputed master of grace and elegance, for whom Giorgio Armani always held great admiration.” The statement continued: “Valentino embodied the excellence of couture, the rigor of craftsmanship, and a unique vision of fashion made of pure lines, iconic colors and absolute beauty. His passing leaves an immense void.”\n\nFor many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. And it seems he knew this too. When he was asked, in the 2008 documentary about his life, about others’ claims that he was irreplaceable, Valentino replied with a wry smile: “After me, the deluge.”\n\n*This is a developing story and will be updated.*\n\nFashion and beauty\n\nMovies\n\nAwards shows\n\n[See all topics](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow)\n\nFacebook\n\nTweet\n\n[Email](mailto:?subject=CNN%20content%20share&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F19%2Fstyle%2Fvalentino-fashion-designer-dead \"Share with email\")\n\nLink\n\nThreads\n\nLink Copied\\!\n\nAd Feedback\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\/valentino-fashion-designer-dead)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\n[Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)   [Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/watch)\n***\n- [US](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us)\n  - 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He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted to Instagram said.\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 of Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. 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\nIn 1960, he met his long-time business partner (and, for 12 years, romantic partner) Giancarlo Giammetti, then a young architecture student. Together, the pair turned Valentino SpA into an internationally recognized brand.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nOne of Valentino’s first famous customers was the actress Elizabeth Taylor, whom he met while she was filming “Cleopatra” in Rome in the early 1960s. Other glamorous followers — and buyers — of Valentino’s work in the early years of his career included Begum Aga Khan, Queen Paola of Belgium, the actresses Audrey Hepburn and Joan Collins and Jacqueline Kennedy, who even wore a Valentino gown to wed Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis in 1968.\n\nHis popularity continued as the decades progressed. Valentino spent much of the 1970s in New York, surrounded by a wide circle of friends that included the artist Andy Warhol and Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. In the 1990s, he became a favorite of the decade’s supermodels, including Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell.\n\nHis creations also featured regularly on the red carpet. At the Oscars alone, noteworthy Valentino ensembles over the years have included the heavily-beaded gown Jane Fonda wore in 1981 when she accepted the Best Actor prize for her father, Henry; the vintage black-and-white gown Julia Roberts wore in 2001; the pastel mint caftan-style gown Jennifer Lopez wore in 2003 and the sunshine yellow gown Cate Blanchett wore in 2005. (Both Roberts and Blanchett won Oscars in those respective years.) At the 2011 Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet in an ornate Fall 2002 Valentino couture gown, accompanied by the designer himself.\n\nIn more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim.\n\nWith his precision tailored suits, suntan and perfectly coiffed hair, Valentino was every bit the quintessential Italian gentleman. He was an avid collector of Chinese antiques and indulged his love of flowers and topiary in the landscaped grounds of his 17th century Chateau Wideville, outside of Paris, which he bought in 1995. He also had homes in London, Paris, New York, Spain and Gstaad, Switzerland.\n\nHe was passionate about his pug dogs and at one time owned six of them: Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie and Molly.\n\n“I don’t care about the collection,” he memorably proclaimed in the 2008 documentary “Valentino: The Last Emperor.” “My dogs are more important.”\n\nIn 1998, Valentino sold his company to the Italian conglomerate HdP for some \\$300 million, although he continued to work for the company. Valentino retired from the industry in 2008, after more than 45 years, marking the end of one of the longest careers in fashion. The occasion was marked with a star-studded fashion show at the Musée Rodin in Paris. For the finale, models donned identical “Valentino red” gowns.\n\nThe designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were appointed as Valentino’s creative directors that year. In 2016, Chiuri was named artistic director at Christian Dior; Piccioli stepped down in 2024 and was appointed creative director at Balenciaga last year. Following Piccioli’s departure, Alessandro Michele has helmed Valentino’s design for nearly two years amid a wider industry reshuffling.\n\n“Valentino Garavani was not only an undisputed protagonist of fashion, but a central figure in Italian cultural history. A man who pushed the boundaries of possibility, traversing the world with rare delicacy, silent rigor, and a boundless love of beauty,” Michele said in a [statement](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTs8V6BiMK6\/?hl=en) posted to his Instagram account. “He leaves us all a profound legacy: the idea that creating means caring, that beauty is radical and patient attention to bodies, to forms, and to the time that passes through and preserves them.”\n\nPiccioli also spoke to Valentino’s sense of beauty in a lengthy [tribute](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTtDHhCiEjZ\/?igsh=ZjQwdm50ZHFmN3U5) to his mentor. “For you, beauty was never a luxury nor an ornament: it was a form of defence, a place of safety, the only one possible. A protection, a shield against the world,” he wrote. “You were my mentor without ever needing a lectern; you had no need of one. You taught me that fashion is joy, though a profoundly serious kind of joy.” Valentino also taught him how to make the “most beautiful bows in the world,” Piccioli added.\n\nTributes poured in following the news of the legendary designer’s death. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called him “the eternal symbol of Italian haute couture” in a [statement](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1446409826852556&set=a.498115868348628) on social media, thanking him for his contributions. Gwyneth Paltrow [recalled](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTs6CH0j9-y\/?igsh=cXR1cnA4c3AxMGxy) his laugh, his love of company and “a good Hollywood story,” and how he always “pestered” her to “‘at least wear a little mascara,’” in a post to her Instagram account.The family of Giorgio Armani, who died in September at 91, [called](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTs9C3Hj-Pg\/) Valentino “an undisputed master of grace and elegance, for whom Giorgio Armani always held great admiration.” The statement continued: “Valentino embodied the excellence of couture, the rigor of craftsmanship, and a unique vision of fashion made of pure lines, iconic colors and absolute beauty. His passing leaves an immense void.”\n\nFor many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. And it seems he knew this too. When he was asked, in the 2008 documentary about his life, about others’ claims that he was irreplaceable, Valentino replied with a wry smile: “After me, the deluge.”\n\n*This is a developing story and will be updated.*\n\nAd Feedback\n\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play.\n\nScan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to his foundation . He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted to Instagram said. 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 of Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. 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.” In 1960, he met his long-time business partner (and, for 12 years, romantic partner) Giancarlo Giammetti, then a young architecture student. Together, the pair turned Valentino SpA into an internationally recognized brand. Ad Feedback One of Valentino’s first famous customers was the actress Elizabeth Taylor, whom he met while she was filming “Cleopatra” in Rome in the early 1960s. Other glamorous followers — and buyers — of Valentino’s work in the early years of his career included Begum Aga Khan, Queen Paola of Belgium, the actresses Audrey Hepburn and Joan Collins and Jacqueline Kennedy, who even wore a Valentino gown to wed Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis in 1968. His popularity continued as the decades progressed. Valentino spent much of the 1970s in New York, surrounded by a wide circle of friends that included the artist Andy Warhol and Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. In the 1990s, he became a favorite of the decade’s supermodels, including Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell. His creations also featured regularly on the red carpet. At the Oscars alone, noteworthy Valentino ensembles over the years have included the heavily-beaded gown Jane Fonda wore in 1981 when she accepted the Best Actor prize for her father, Henry; the vintage black-and-white gown Julia Roberts wore in 2001; the pastel mint caftan-style gown Jennifer Lopez wore in 2003 and the sunshine yellow gown Cate Blanchett wore in 2005. (Both Roberts and Blanchett won Oscars in those respective years.) At the 2011 Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet in an ornate Fall 2002 Valentino couture gown, accompanied by the designer himself. In more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim. With his precision tailored suits, suntan and perfectly coiffed hair, Valentino was every bit the quintessential Italian gentleman. He was an avid collector of Chinese antiques and indulged his love of flowers and topiary in the landscaped grounds of his 17th century Chateau Wideville, outside of Paris, which he bought in 1995. He also had homes in London, Paris, New York, Spain and Gstaad, Switzerland. He was passionate about his pug dogs and at one time owned six of them: Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie and Molly. “I don’t care about the collection,” he memorably proclaimed in the 2008 documentary “Valentino: The Last Emperor.” “My dogs are more important.” In 1998, Valentino sold his company to the Italian conglomerate HdP for some $300 million, although he continued to work for the company. Valentino retired from the industry in 2008, after more than 45 years, marking the end of one of the longest careers in fashion. The occasion was marked with a star-studded fashion show at the Musée Rodin in Paris. For the finale, models donned identical “Valentino red” gowns. The designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were appointed as Valentino’s creative directors that year. In 2016, Chiuri was named artistic director at Christian Dior; Piccioli stepped down in 2024 and was appointed creative director at Balenciaga last year. Following Piccioli’s departure, Alessandro Michele has helmed Valentino’s design for nearly two years amid a wider industry reshuffling. “Valentino Garavani was not only an undisputed protagonist of fashion, but a central figure in Italian cultural history. A man who pushed the boundaries of possibility, traversing the world with rare delicacy, silent rigor, and a boundless love of beauty,” Michele said in a statement posted to his Instagram account. “He leaves us all a profound legacy: the idea that creating means caring, that beauty is radical and patient attention to bodies, to forms, and to the time that passes through and preserves them.” Piccioli also spoke to Valentino’s sense of beauty in a lengthy tribute to his mentor. “For you, beauty was never a luxury nor an ornament: it was a form of defence, a place of safety, the only one possible. A protection, a shield against the world,” he wrote. “You were my mentor without ever needing a lectern; you had no need of one. You taught me that fashion is joy, though a profoundly serious kind of joy.” Valentino also taught him how to make the “most beautiful bows in the world,” Piccioli added. Tributes poured in following the news of the legendary designer’s death. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called him “the eternal symbol of Italian haute couture” in a statement on social media, thanking him for his contributions. Gwyneth Paltrow recalled his laugh, his love of company and “a good Hollywood story,” and how he always “pestered” her to “‘at least wear a little mascara,’” in a post to her Instagram account. The family of Giorgio Armani, who died in September at 91, called Valentino “an undisputed master of grace and elegance, for whom Giorgio Armani always held great admiration.” The statement continued: “Valentino embodied the excellence of couture, the rigor of craftsmanship, and a unique vision of fashion made of pure lines, iconic colors and absolute beauty. His passing leaves an immense void.” For many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. And it seems he knew this too. When he was asked, in the 2008 documentary about his life, about others’ claims that he was irreplaceable, Valentino replied with a wry smile: “After me, the deluge.” This is a developing story and will be updated. Ad Feedback Scan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play. 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 ![Valentino arrives at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala in New York.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/02-ap17311035244350.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) \-1 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/01-gettyimages-1160299020.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 0 / 22 Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019. Edward Berthelot/GC Images/Getty Images ![Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/15-gettyimages-954274192.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_1182,c_fill) 1 / 22 Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris. PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/23-h-3-00096915.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 2 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/22-gettyimages-496429374.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 3 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/21-gettyimages-918293586.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 4 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/20-gettyimages-514788627.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 5 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/19-gettyimages-1059546340.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 6 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/18-gettyimages-850704188.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 7 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/17-gettyimages-850704212.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 8 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/14-gettyimages-850704036.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 9 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/13-gettyimages-850703968.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 10 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/12-gettyimages-115117786.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 11 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/11-ap07061302992.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 12 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/10-ap070706051672.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 13 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/09-ap091116016576.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 14 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-109478987.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 15 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/07-h-8-01242383.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 16 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/06-h-14269977.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 17 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/05-h-14825186.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 18 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/04-h-14935178.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 19 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/03-h-14981940.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 20 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/02-ap17311035244350.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 21 / 22 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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/01-gettyimages-1160299020.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 22 / 22 Valentino is seen during Paris Fashion Week in 2019. Edward Berthelot/GC Images/Getty Images ![Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/15-gettyimages-954274192.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_1182,c_fill) 23 / 22 Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani appears on the runway at a 1997 fashion show in Paris. PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images ![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://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/23-h-3-00096915.jpg?c=original&q=w_1182,c_fill) 24 / 22 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 Prev Next ##### Valentino Garavani's life in pictures Fashion and beauty Movies Awards shows [See all topics](https://www.cnn.com/follow) Facebook Tweet [Email](mailto:?subject=CNN%20content%20share&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F19%2Fstyle%2Fvalentino-fashion-designer-dead "Share with email") Link Threads Link Copied\! Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to [his foundation](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTswZhnDBkV/?hl=en&img_index=1). He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted to Instagram said. 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 of Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. 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.” In 1960, he met his long-time business partner (and, for 12 years, romantic partner) Giancarlo Giammetti, then a young architecture student. Together, the pair turned Valentino SpA into an internationally recognized brand. Ad Feedback One of Valentino’s first famous customers was the actress Elizabeth Taylor, whom he met while she was filming “Cleopatra” in Rome in the early 1960s. Other glamorous followers — and buyers — of Valentino’s work in the early years of his career included Begum Aga Khan, Queen Paola of Belgium, the actresses Audrey Hepburn and Joan Collins and Jacqueline Kennedy, who even wore a Valentino gown to wed Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis in 1968. ![Valentino and former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at a Valentino fashion show benefit for the Special Olympics in 1976. (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images)](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino and former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at a Valentino fashion show benefit for the Special Olympics in 1976. (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images) PL Gould/Images Press/Getty Images His popularity continued as the decades progressed. Valentino spent much of the 1970s in New York, surrounded by a wide circle of friends that included the artist Andy Warhol and Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. In the 1990s, he became a favorite of the decade’s supermodels, including Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell. His creations also featured regularly on the red carpet. At the Oscars alone, noteworthy Valentino ensembles over the years have included the heavily-beaded gown Jane Fonda wore in 1981 when she accepted the Best Actor prize for her father, Henry; the vintage black-and-white gown Julia Roberts wore in 2001; the pastel mint caftan-style gown Jennifer Lopez wore in 2003 and the sunshine yellow gown Cate Blanchett wore in 2005. (Both Roberts and Blanchett won Oscars in those respective years.) At the 2011 Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet in an ornate Fall 2002 Valentino couture gown, accompanied by the designer himself. In more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim. ![Anne Hathaway wore Valentino couture to the 2011 Academy Awards, arriving with the designer on the red carpet.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Anne Hathaway wore Valentino couture to the 2011 Academy Awards, arriving with the designer on the red carpet. John Shearer/Getty Images With his precision tailored suits, suntan and perfectly coiffed hair, Valentino was every bit the quintessential Italian gentleman. He was an avid collector of Chinese antiques and indulged his love of flowers and topiary in the landscaped grounds of his 17th century Chateau Wideville, outside of Paris, which he bought in 1995. He also had homes in London, Paris, New York, Spain and Gstaad, Switzerland. He was passionate about his pug dogs and at one time owned six of them: Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie and Molly. “I don’t care about the collection,” he memorably proclaimed in the 2008 documentary “Valentino: The Last Emperor.” “My dogs are more important.” In 1998, Valentino sold his company to the Italian conglomerate HdP for some \$300 million, although he continued to work for the company. Valentino retired from the industry in 2008, after more than 45 years, marking the end of one of the longest careers in fashion. The occasion was marked with a star-studded fashion show at the Musée Rodin in Paris. For the finale, models donned identical “Valentino red” gowns. ![Valentino in his atelier in Rome in 2000.](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) Valentino in his atelier in Rome in 2000. Gianni Giansanti/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images The designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were appointed as Valentino’s creative directors that year. In 2016, Chiuri was named artistic director at Christian Dior; Piccioli stepped down in 2024 and was appointed creative director at Balenciaga last year. Following Piccioli’s departure, Alessandro Michele has helmed Valentino’s design for nearly two years amid a wider industry reshuffling. “Valentino Garavani was not only an undisputed protagonist of fashion, but a central figure in Italian cultural history. A man who pushed the boundaries of possibility, traversing the world with rare delicacy, silent rigor, and a boundless love of beauty,” Michele said in a [statement](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTs8V6BiMK6/?hl=en) posted to his Instagram account. “He leaves us all a profound legacy: the idea that creating means caring, that beauty is radical and patient attention to bodies, to forms, and to the time that passes through and preserves them.” [Related article ![PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 09: Chappell Roan attends Valentino "Le meta-theatre des intimites" show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Valentino)](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 09: Chappell Roan attends Valentino "Le meta-theatre des intimites" show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Valentino) Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Valentino The most fashionable spot in Paris? Valentino’s public bathroom 3 min read](https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/style/valentino-bathroom-paris-fashion-week-fw25) Piccioli also spoke to Valentino’s sense of beauty in a lengthy [tribute](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTtDHhCiEjZ/?igsh=ZjQwdm50ZHFmN3U5) to his mentor. “For you, beauty was never a luxury nor an ornament: it was a form of defence, a place of safety, the only one possible. A protection, a shield against the world,” he wrote. “You were my mentor without ever needing a lectern; you had no need of one. You taught me that fashion is joy, though a profoundly serious kind of joy.” Valentino also taught him how to make the “most beautiful bows in the world,” Piccioli added. Tributes poured in following the news of the legendary designer’s death. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called him “the eternal symbol of Italian haute couture” in a [statement](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1446409826852556&set=a.498115868348628) on social media, thanking him for his contributions. Gwyneth Paltrow [recalled](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTs6CH0j9-y/?igsh=cXR1cnA4c3AxMGxy) his laugh, his love of company and “a good Hollywood story,” and how he always “pestered” her to “‘at least wear a little mascara,’” in a post to her Instagram account.The family of Giorgio Armani, who died in September at 91, [called](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTs9C3Hj-Pg/) Valentino “an undisputed master of grace and elegance, for whom Giorgio Armani always held great admiration.” The statement continued: “Valentino embodied the excellence of couture, the rigor of craftsmanship, and a unique vision of fashion made of pure lines, iconic colors and absolute beauty. His passing leaves an immense void.” For many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. And it seems he knew this too. When he was asked, in the 2008 documentary about his life, about others’ claims that he was irreplaceable, Valentino replied with a wry smile: “After me, the deluge.” This is a developing story and will be updated. Fashion and beauty Movies Awards shows [See all topics](https://www.cnn.com/follow) Facebook Tweet [Email](mailto:?subject=CNN%20content%20share&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F19%2Fstyle%2Fvalentino-fashion-designer-dead "Share with email") Link Threads Link Copied\! 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Readable Markdown	Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, has died at 93, according to [his foundation](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTswZhnDBkV/?hl=en&img_index=1). He “peacefully passed away today at his residence in Rome, surrounded by the love of his family,” a statement posted to Instagram said. 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 of Paris before founding his own line in Rome in 1959. 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.” In 1960, he met his long-time business partner (and, for 12 years, romantic partner) Giancarlo Giammetti, then a young architecture student. Together, the pair turned Valentino SpA into an internationally recognized brand. Ad Feedback One of Valentino’s first famous customers was the actress Elizabeth Taylor, whom he met while she was filming “Cleopatra” in Rome in the early 1960s. Other glamorous followers — and buyers — of Valentino’s work in the early years of his career included Begum Aga Khan, Queen Paola of Belgium, the actresses Audrey Hepburn and Joan Collins and Jacqueline Kennedy, who even wore a Valentino gown to wed Greek shipping giant Aristotle Onassis in 1968. His popularity continued as the decades progressed. Valentino spent much of the 1970s in New York, surrounded by a wide circle of friends that included the artist Andy Warhol and Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. In the 1990s, he became a favorite of the decade’s supermodels, including Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell. His creations also featured regularly on the red carpet. At the Oscars alone, noteworthy Valentino ensembles over the years have included the heavily-beaded gown Jane Fonda wore in 1981 when she accepted the Best Actor prize for her father, Henry; the vintage black-and-white gown Julia Roberts wore in 2001; the pastel mint caftan-style gown Jennifer Lopez wore in 2003 and the sunshine yellow gown Cate Blanchett wore in 2005. (Both Roberts and Blanchett won Oscars in those respective years.) At the 2011 Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet in an ornate Fall 2002 Valentino couture gown, accompanied by the designer himself. In more recent years, Zendaya, Carey Mulligan and Gemma Chan have been among fashion plate Oscars attendees wearing the label to much acclaim. With his precision tailored suits, suntan and perfectly coiffed hair, Valentino was every bit the quintessential Italian gentleman. He was an avid collector of Chinese antiques and indulged his love of flowers and topiary in the landscaped grounds of his 17th century Chateau Wideville, outside of Paris, which he bought in 1995. He also had homes in London, Paris, New York, Spain and Gstaad, Switzerland. He was passionate about his pug dogs and at one time owned six of them: Milton, Monty, Maude, Margot, Maggie and Molly. “I don’t care about the collection,” he memorably proclaimed in the 2008 documentary “Valentino: The Last Emperor.” “My dogs are more important.” In 1998, Valentino sold his company to the Italian conglomerate HdP for some \$300 million, although he continued to work for the company. Valentino retired from the industry in 2008, after more than 45 years, marking the end of one of the longest careers in fashion. The occasion was marked with a star-studded fashion show at the Musée Rodin in Paris. For the finale, models donned identical “Valentino red” gowns. The designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were appointed as Valentino’s creative directors that year. In 2016, Chiuri was named artistic director at Christian Dior; Piccioli stepped down in 2024 and was appointed creative director at Balenciaga last year. Following Piccioli’s departure, Alessandro Michele has helmed Valentino’s design for nearly two years amid a wider industry reshuffling. “Valentino Garavani was not only an undisputed protagonist of fashion, but a central figure in Italian cultural history. A man who pushed the boundaries of possibility, traversing the world with rare delicacy, silent rigor, and a boundless love of beauty,” Michele said in a [statement](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTs8V6BiMK6/?hl=en) posted to his Instagram account. “He leaves us all a profound legacy: the idea that creating means caring, that beauty is radical and patient attention to bodies, to forms, and to the time that passes through and preserves them.” Piccioli also spoke to Valentino’s sense of beauty in a lengthy [tribute](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTtDHhCiEjZ/?igsh=ZjQwdm50ZHFmN3U5) to his mentor. “For you, beauty was never a luxury nor an ornament: it was a form of defence, a place of safety, the only one possible. A protection, a shield against the world,” he wrote. “You were my mentor without ever needing a lectern; you had no need of one. You taught me that fashion is joy, though a profoundly serious kind of joy.” Valentino also taught him how to make the “most beautiful bows in the world,” Piccioli added. Tributes poured in following the news of the legendary designer’s death. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called him “the eternal symbol of Italian haute couture” in a [statement](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1446409826852556&set=a.498115868348628) on social media, thanking him for his contributions. Gwyneth Paltrow [recalled](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTs6CH0j9-y/?igsh=cXR1cnA4c3AxMGxy) his laugh, his love of company and “a good Hollywood story,” and how he always “pestered” her to “‘at least wear a little mascara,’” in a post to her Instagram account.The family of Giorgio Armani, who died in September at 91, [called](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTs9C3Hj-Pg/) Valentino “an undisputed master of grace and elegance, for whom Giorgio Armani always held great admiration.” The statement continued: “Valentino embodied the excellence of couture, the rigor of craftsmanship, and a unique vision of fashion made of pure lines, iconic colors and absolute beauty. His passing leaves an immense void.” For many, Valentino’s passing represents the end of a generation of old-world fashion maestros. And it seems he knew this too. When he was asked, in the 2008 documentary about his life, about others’ claims that he was irreplaceable, Valentino replied with a wry smile: “After me, the deluge.” This is a developing story and will be updated. Ad Feedback Scan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play. Scan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store.
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