Overview
- The public wake will be held at PM23 in Piazza Mignanelli on Jan. 21–22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- The funeral is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome.
- According to the foundation’s statement, he died at his home on the Appia Antica in Rome, surrounded by loved ones.
- Tributes arrived from fashion and political figures, including Donatella Versace calling him a “true master” and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni praising an “eternal symbol” of Italian couture.
- Famed for “rosso Valentino,” he trained in Paris, broke through at Pitti in 1962, dressed clients from Jackie Kennedy to Julia Roberts, left the creative helm in 2007; Alessandro Michele now leads the maison under Mayhoola ownership with a 30% Kering stake reported in 2023.