UPDATE 1-Italian fashion designer Valentino dead at 93


Reuters | Updated: 19-01-2026 22:31 IST | Created: 19-01-2026 22:31 IST
UPDATE 1-Italian fashion designer Valentino dead at 93

Italian fashion ⁠designer Valentino Garavani has died, his foundation said on ​Monday.

He was 93. "Valentino ‍Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded ⁠by ‌his ⁠loved ones," the foundation ‍said on Instagram.

The lying in ​state will be on ⁠Wednesday and Thursday, while the ⁠funeral will take place in Rome ⁠on Friday at 11 ⁠am (1000 ‌GMT), it added. (Writing by Alvise Armellini, ⁠editing by Gavin ‍Jones)

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