Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his animal-print designs loved by showbusiness stars, has died at the age of 83, his company said.
\nCavalli, who founded his label in the early 1970s, had been ill for some time. He is survived by his six children and his partner Sandra Bergman Nilsson.
\n\u201cThe Roberto Cavalli company shares condolences with Mr. Cavalli\u2019s family, his legacy remains a constant source of inspiration,\u201d Sergio Azzolari, chief executive of Roberto Cavalli, said in a post on Instagram.
\nThe designer died on Friday at his home in Florence, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
\nCavalli, who used bright colours and patchwork effects in his often revealing creations, was an extroverted art lover who wore tinted glasses and smoked a cigar.
\nHe expanded into real estate and often spent evenings in his popular \u201cJust Cavalli Cafe,\u201d a nightclub in central Milan.
\nGiorgio Armani said he always had \u201cenormous respect\u201d for Cavalli even though his vision of fashion could not have been more different.
\n\u201cRoberto was a true artist, wild and wonderful in his use of prints, capable of transforming fantasy into seductive clothes,\u201d he posted on social media platform X.
\nA popular image of US model Cindy Crawford in July 2000 shows her descending Rome\u2019s Spanish steps in a Cavalli-designed long slip dress depicting a tiger face.
\n\u201cYou will be missed and you are loved by so many that your name will continue on, a beacon of inspiration for others, and especially for me,\u201d said Roberto Cavalli\u2019s creative director Fausto Puglisi.
\nThe Florence-based fashion group is owned by Auriel Investment SA, controlled by Dubai\u2019s Hussain Sajwani who rescued it in 2019.
\nCavalli\u2019s funeral will be held in Florence on Monday, Italian media reported.
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