Overview
- The Fondazione Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti announced he died Monday at his Rome residence, with the statement posted on Instagram.
- The wake will be held at PM23, Piazza Mignanelli 23, on Wednesday, January 21, and Thursday, January 22, from 11:00 to 18:00 local time.
- The funeral is scheduled for Friday, January 23, at 11:00 at the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome.
- Garavani, famed for the signature Red Valentino and immaculate couture, dressed figures including Jacqueline Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Julia Roberts.
- Tributes have poured in from fashion and public leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as the house he founded continues under later creative and corporate stewardship following his 2007–2008 retirement.