{"id":169073,"date":"2026-01-23T16:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=169073"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:08:23","slug":"valentino-garavani-passes-giambattista-valli-skips-couture-week-and-more-news-you-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=169073","title":{"rendered":"Valentino Garavani Passes, Giambattista Valli Skips Couture Week, and more news you missed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valentino Garavani Passes at 93<\/strong>
\nValentino Garavani<\/a>, the legendary Italian couturier and founder of the Valentino<\/a> fashion house, passed away at age 93 on Monday. His funeral took place today, attended by the new creative director of the house, Alessandro Michele<\/a>, Donatella Versace<\/a>, Tom Ford<\/a>, and more. The Roman designer launched his label in 1960 and swiftly achieved global acclaim, dressing European royalty, American first ladies, and a multitude of Hollywood icons. Renowned for his opulent yet refined aesthetic, including gowns in his signature shade of \u201cValentino red\u201d, he became synonymous with Italian glamour and timeless elegance. His eponymous house soon attracted devotees like Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren, and when former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wore a Valentino white lace gown for her 1968 wedding to Aristotle Onassis, it sealed his status as a couturier to high society. Over a nearly five-decade career, Valentino amassed numerous accolades, from France\u2019s L\u00e9gion d\u2019Honneur in 2006 to honors from the CFDA, reflecting his profound international influence. Supermodels like Naomi Campbell<\/a> and Claudia Schiffer<\/a> were often seen wearing his creations off the catwalk, a testament to his reverence in the modeling world. He cultivated close friendships with fashion luminaries; Vogue editor Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley,<\/a> a dear friend, once praised Valentino\u2019s work as \u201csome of the finest ever.\u201d Fellow designers, like Karl Lagerfeld,<\/a> Giorgio Armani,<\/a> and Miuccia Prada,<\/a> revered him for his peerless craftsmanship and grace. Valentino\u2019s passing marks the end of an era in haute couture, but the couture emperor\u2019s legacy of glamour endures as a symbol of style whose influence will inspire generations to come. [Models.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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