Anne Hathaway, Anna Wintour, Giancarlo Giammetti and many other friends and family gathered to honor the late fashion designer.

The designer Valentino Garavani, who died on Monday at 93, was celebrated in Rome, a city that he “embodied,” according to its mayor.

He was a designer who loved to become part of the story – and even in the week he died, his name was in the headlines, by virtue of the Valentino wedding dress worn by Brooklyn Beckham’s wife. Fleur Britten looks at the king of Italian style,

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — Valentino Garavani’s death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the last towering names of 20th-century couture — an Italian designer whose working life was closely entwined with the Paris runways.

Valentino Garavani rose to fame as one of Italy’s most celebrated fashion designers, known for his opulent gowns and signature “Valentino red.” Born in 1932, he built a global empire that dressed royalty and stars until his death Monday at age 93 in Rome.

By Giulia Segreti ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - It was a mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona's opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani.