Italian Fashion Designer Roberto Cavalli Dies at 83

Published: 13 April 2024 at 03:12

Fashion

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his flamboyant and glamorous style, passed away at the age of 83 at his home in Florence after battling illness for some time. Cavalli founded his label in the early 1970s and was famous for his animal-print designs, worn by celebrities like Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, and Taylor Swift. The company he established sells luxury clothing, handbags, shoes, and perfume. Cavalli's funeral is scheduled to take place in Florence. Other designers, like Giorgio Armani, have expressed respect for Cavalli's unique and artistic approach to fashion.

DEEP DIVE

Roberto Cavalli (Wikipedia)

Roberto Cavalli (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto kaˈvalli]; 15 November 1940 – 12 April 2024) was an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He was known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The Roberto Cavalli fashion house sells luxury clothing, perfume and leather accessories.

Roberto Cavalli (company) (Wikipedia)

Roberto Cavalli S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto kaˈvalli]) is an Italian luxury fashion company founded by the designer Roberto Cavalli in Osmannoro, Florence, during the 1970s. Known for animal prints on leather and textiles, the label manufactures and markets haute couture, ready-to-wear, and accessories, including handbags, eye wear, watches, shoes, perfumes and jewelry. The company is also involved in interior design projects for high-end buildings and hotels.In 2015, the Italian investment fund Clessidra SGR acquired a 90 percent stake in Roberto Cavalli to relaunch the company. Gian Giacomo Ferraris is the CEO of the company and Fausto Puglisi the creative director.

Giorgio Armani (Wikipedia)

Giorgio Armani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He first gained renown working for Cerruti and then for many others, including Allegri, Bagutta, and Hilton. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expanded into music, sport, and luxury hotels. By 2001, Armani was acclaimed as the most successful designer of Italian origin, and is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion. In 2010, he opened the Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of 2021, Armani had an estimated net worth of US$9.53 billion.

Armani (Wikipedia)

Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (pronounced [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and home interiors. Among others, Armani licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear and L'Oréal for fragrances and cosmetics. It is considered Italy's third-biggest fashion group behind Gucci and Prada.In addition to the couture line Armani Privé, Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani are the company's ready-to-wear lines that show at Milan Fashion Week. Selling at lower prices are Armani Collezioni, Armani Exchange and Armani Jeans.

Cavalli (Wikipedia)

Cavalli is an Italian surname, literally meaning "horses". Notable people with the surname include:Aldo Cavalli (born 1946), Italian bishopCade Cavalli (born 1998), American baseball playerFrancesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian 17th-century composerHans Cavalli-Björkman (1928–2020), Swedish businessmanJean-Michel Cavalli (born 1957), French football playerJohan Cavalli (born 1981), French footballerLuigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922–2018), population geneticistOlimpia Cavalli (1930–2012), Italian actressRoberto Cavalli (1940-2024), Italian fashion designerSimone Cavalli (born 1979), Italian footballerValeria Cavalli (born 1959), Italian actress

Eva Maria Düringer Cavalli (Wikipedia)

Eva Maria Düringer Cavalli (born in 1960/61 as Eva Maria Düringer, and sometimes referred to as Eva Cavalli) is an Austrian fashion designer and beauty pageant titleholder. She held the title of Miss Austria 1977 and the title of Miss Europe 1978/1977. She was also previously the co-creative director for Cavalli brands. Cavalli and her husband Roberto Cavalli divorced in 2010.

Patrizia Cavalli (Wikipedia)

Patrizia Cavalli (17 April 1947 – 21 June 2022) was an Italian poet.

Francesco Cavalli (Wikipedia)

Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading opera composer of the mid 17th-century. A central figure of Venetian musical life, Cavalli wrote more than forty operas, almost all of which premiered in the city's theaters. His best known works include Ormindo (1644), Giasone (1649) and La Calisto (1651).

Carmen Cavalli (Wikipedia)

Carmen Anthony Cavalli Jr. (June 11, 1937 – March 20, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for one season with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Richmond for the Richmond Spiders.In 1962, Cavalli joined the Wheeling Ironmen of the United Football League. In 1965, he joined the Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League. In 1966, the Bulldogs won the CFL championship.Cavalli died on March 20, 2024, at the age of 86.

Vivetta Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear Collection

FALL 2024 READY-TO-WEAR By Giulia Di Giamberardino A woman who plays with her obsessions: thats who Vivetta is for. She might read Polly Barton and recognize herself in one of the conversations from Porn or be a devotee of the poetry of Patrizia Cavalli, the Italian author who sculpts herself around the awareness of not being able to change the world. She looks like someone who can discuss sexuality by quoting literature. To step into the imaginary world of the Vivetta fall 2024 collection, you had to ring a bell: Cavoli a Merenda, a restaurant in an 18th-century building in the heart of Milan, was the location for the show. The atmosphere was intimate, like in an apartment, with a warm morning light and greenery glimpsed from the windows overlooking the courtyard.

Valeria Cavalli (Wikipedia)

Valeria Cavalli (born 1 November 1959) is an Italian actress and model.

Italian Police Discover Underpaid Chinese Workers Producing for Giorgio Armani

Italian police uncovered underpaid and exploited Chinese workers producing handbags and accessories for the Giorgio Armani fashion house in northern Italy. The workers were employed by an unauthorized subcontractor and the conditions were not adequately monitored by a subsidiary. Giorgio Armani denied any wrongdoing by GA Operations, the company producing the fashion collections.

Giorgio Armani Pre-Oscar Party Celebrates Martin Scorsese's 10th Academy Award Nomination

Giorgio Armani hosted its annual pre-Oscar cocktail party at their store on Rodeo Drive in honor of director Martin Scorsese's 10th Academy Award nomination for 'Killers of a Flower Moon,' attended by A-list stars like Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Nicholas Cage, and Paris Jackson. The event featured a sea of guests in crystals and sequins, serving steak bites and chocolate delights. The celebration continued late into the evening with a second-floor lounge and dressing rooms for mingling, as guests enjoyed the party atmosphere and observed the Hollywood glamour.