Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:36am on 20 Jan 2026,Tuesday International
Legendary Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani passed away at 93 at his Rome home, surrounded by family. His foundation confirmed the death Monday, with funeral services scheduled for Friday, January 23, at Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. Born in 1932 in Voghera, Garavani trained in Paris before establishing his Rome fashion house in 1959. His breakthrough came with refined red evening gowns in a striking scarlet hue, immortalized as "Valentino red." During the 1970s, he moved among New York's elite creative circle, including Andy Warhol and Diana Vreeland. By the 1990s, his designs graced international runways, worn by supermodels like Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell, leaving a five-decade legacy of timeless elegance. (PC: X)
