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Valentino, Italy’s Fashion ‘Emperor,’ Has Died

A master of breathtakingly beautiful eveningwear, the couturier turned a startup label into one of the world’s best known fashion brands.
Valentino Garavani.
A master of breathtakingly beautiful eveningwear, Valentino Garavani turned a start-up label into one of the world’s best known fashion brands. (Getty Images)

“Valentino: Live a hundred years!” That was the fervent wish of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the designer’s most famous client, in 1966.

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Further Reading

Giancarlo Giammetti on Securing Valentino’s Legacy | The BoF Podcast

Giancarlo Giammetti, co-founder of Valentino, sits down for an exclusive interview with BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed in Rome to discuss the early days of Valentino, the importance of protecting creativity in a fashion market that prioritises commercialisation, and why it is critical for the industry to support young designers who are overlooked by a fashion system under pressure.

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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