Fashion Icon Valentino Dies at 93
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The world of fashion has lost one of its biggest titans. Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (known simply as Valentino), the Roman couturier who turned elegance into a global language, has died at 93.
He passed away on Monday, 19 January 2026 at his home in Rome, surrounded by loved ones, closing the final chapter of an illustrious career that shaped how fashion looks, feels, and moves.
A lifetime of accolades
Named after silent film heart-throb Rudolph Valentino, Garavani always had an air of drama about him. It brought him to places like Paris, where as a 17-year-old, he insisted on learning couture the right way.
He eventually returned to Rome, where he unveiled his first collection in 1959. From his modest atelier…
