Overview
- The Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation announced his death via Instagram, saying he died at home in Rome surrounded by loved ones.
- The foundation set a public lying-in-state at PM23 in Piazza Mignanelli on January 21–22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., followed by a funeral on January 23 at the Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri at 11 a.m.
- No cause of death has been disclosed by the family or the foundation.
- Tributes arrived from political leaders and cultural figures, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Gwyneth Paltrow, Donatella Versace, Cindy Crawford, and former Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
- Garavani founded his house in Rome around 1960, became synonymous with ‘Valentino red,’ dressed clients from Jackie Kennedy to Princess Diana and Hollywood stars, sold the brand in 1998, and retired from designing after his 2007–2008 farewell.