{"id":14109,"date":"2026-01-19T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=14109"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:42:35","slug":"valentino-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/19\/valentino-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentino Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/valentino-garavani-fashion-designer-dead-7496416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from People<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Valentino Garavani, Legendary Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 93<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Valentino Garavani \u2014 the legendary designer of the signature red dress and founder of the Valentino brand \u2014 has died<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/author\/hedy-phillips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hedy Phillips<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/author\/jill-menze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jill Menze<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/gjwAcZ8QJL6CxIzsnWAFJwOKULg=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)\/valentino-garavani-011926-eb4e7c61fb214ecea804d086b902dfb9.jpg\" alt=\"Designer Valentino Garavani attend the Valentino Sala Bianca 945 Event on December 10, 2014 in New York City. \"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Valentino Garavani, the Italian fashion designer and founder of the celebrated Valentino brand, has died. He was 93.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\">Valentino was a favorite of stars such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jennifer-aniston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jennifer Aniston<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/gwyneth-paltrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/nicole-kidman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicole Kidman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/anne-hathaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anne Hathaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\">Born Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani on May 11, 1932, in Voghera, Italy, Valentino \u2014 famously mononymous \u2014 studied fashion at the \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts and the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in Paris before serving apprenticeships with Jacques Fath and Balenciaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/valentino-garavani-fashion-designer-dead-7496416https:\/\/people.com\/valentino-garavani-fashion-designer-dead-7496416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to continue reading at People<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from People Valentino Garavani, Legendary Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 93 Valentino Garavani \u2014 the legendary designer of the signature red dress and founder of the Valentino brand \u2014 has died By\u00a0Hedy Phillips and Jill Menze Valentino Garavani, the Italian fashion designer and founder of the celebrated Valentino brand, has died. He was 93. 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