{"id":2701,"date":"2024-04-13T04:08:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T04:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2024-04-13T04:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T04:08:46","slug":"italian-fashion-icon-roberto-cavalli-passes-away-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=2701","title":{"rendered":"Italian fashion icon Roberto Cavalli passes away at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his animal prints on leather and textiles, has died aged 83.<\/p>\n

The fashion house that bears his name announced the death on Instagram but provided no details.<\/p>\n

Italian news agency ANSA reported that he died at home in Florence after a long illness.<\/p>\n

He set up his company in the 1970s. His designs have been worn by stars like Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Kim Kardashian, and Jennifer Lopez.<\/p>\n

Roberto Cavalli\u2019s creative director, Fausto Puglisi, said the designer would continue to be seen as \u201ca beacon of inspiration for others.\u201d<\/p>\n

In\u00a0a post on the fashion house\u2019s Instagram page<\/a>, Mr Puglisi said working with Cavalli was \u201cthe greatest honour of my career\u201d.<\/p>\n

Getty Images\/ Roberto Cavalli was known for his maximalist designs<\/em><\/p>\n

Cavalli was born on 15 November 1940 in Florence, known for its leather work.<\/p>\n

After launching his namesake fashion brand in 1970, he later invented and patented an innovative leather printing process.<\/p>\n

Cavalli opened his first small shop, Limbo, in the French city of Saint-Tropez in 1972.<\/p>\n

As well as animal prints, he was also known for his hippie dresses, sand-blasted jeans, and patchwork designs on denim.<\/p>\n

In 2005 he was tapped to update the Playboy Bunnies\u2019 scanty uniform, and even introduced one version in leopard print.<\/p>\n

Getty Images\/ Roberto Cavalli was often seen accompanied by glamorous celebrities, such as the Spice Girls<\/em><\/p>\n

When asked what inspired him to use animal prints in his designs, Cavalli told Vogue in a 2011 interview: \u201cI like everything that is of nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to tell the magazine: \u201cI started to appreciate that even fish have a fantastic coloured \u2018dress\u2019, so does the snake, and the tiger. I start[ed] to understand that God is really the best designer, so I started to copy God.\u201d<\/p>\n

The founder of Armani, Giorgio Armani, was among those to pay tribute to the late designer, saying his \u201cTuscan verve\u201d would be missed.<\/p>\n

In statement posted on Armani\u2019s social media accounts, he said: \u201cRoberto was a true artist, wild and wonderful in his use of prints, capable of transforming fantasy into seductive clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Getty Images\/ His clothing was worn by the likes of Beyonc\u00e9 and Jennifer Lopez<\/em><\/p>\n

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