Valentino Garavani, Red-Carpet Fashion Icon and Brand Founder, Dies at 93

Valentino Garavani, the Italian designer who founded the Valentino brand and popularized its signature red, died at 93 in Rome. Born in 1932, he opened the house in 1960 with Giancarlo Giammetti and became a couture staple for icons like Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy, shaping a luxury fashion empire that thrived through the ’70s and ’80s before his 2008 retirement; tributes from stars and a documentary later commemorated his life.