Valentino Garavaniβs death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the last towering names of 20th-century couture β an Italian designer whose working life was closely entwined with the Paris runways.
Valentino, 93, died at his Rome residence, the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation said in a statement announcing his death. While he built his house in Rome, he spent decades presenting collections in France.
He "was one of the last big couturiers who really embodied what was fashion in the 20th century,β said Pierre Groppo, fashion editor-in-chief at Vanity Fair France.
On a day meant
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