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<\/p>\nROME (AP) \u2014 Global fashion celebrities joined the public on Friday morning to say goodbye to iconic designer Valentino at his funeral service in Rome, at the central Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.<\/p>\n
After a two-day public viewing on Wednesday and Thursday at the Valentino foundation\u2019s headquarters in the Italian capital, the funeral marked the final tribute to the internationally acclaimed designer.<\/p>\n
Top fashion names, including designers Tom Ford and Donatella Versace, along with longtime Vogue magazine powerhouse Anna Wintour, attended the funeral service, as did Hollywood stars like Anne Hathaway.<\/p>\n
Fans and admirers gathered outside the church, some dressed in red or carrying red accessories in a last homage to the designer\u2019s signature shade of color. <\/p>\n
Valentino Garavani, who died aged 93 at his Rome residence on Monday, was adored by generations of royals, first ladies and celebrities such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Jordan\u2019s Queen Rania and Julia Roberts who swore the designer always made them look and feel their best.<\/p>\n
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\n Anna Wintour arrives to attend the funeral of fashion designer Valentino Garavani at the St. Mary of Angels Basilica, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)\n <\/p>\n
Anna Wintour arrives to attend the funeral of fashion designer Valentino Garavani at the St. Mary of Angels Basilica, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)<\/p>\n
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\n Tom Ford arrives to attend the funeral of fashion designer Valentino Garavani at the St. Mary of Angels Basilica, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)\n <\/p>\n
Tom Ford arrives to attend the funeral of fashion designer Valentino Garavani at the St. Mary of Angels Basilica, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)<\/p>\n
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Hundreds of people had already paid their respects to the \u201clast emperor\u201d of Italian fashion during the public viewing. Valentino always maintained his atelier in Rome, while he mostly unveiled his collections in Paris.<\/p>\n
His sumptuous gowns have graced countless Academy Awards, notably in 2001 when Roberts wore a vintage black and white column to accept her best actress statue. Cate Blanchett also wore a one-shouldered Valentino in butter-yellow silk when she won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2005.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Valentino for teaching me beauty,\u201d said longtime personal and professional partner Giancarlo Giammetti in his remembrance speech, his voice breaking with emotion. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a beauty that followed us throughout our lives. We met when we were kids, we dreamed of the same things, and we achieved many of them. Our journey will always continue,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ROME (AP) \u2014 Global fashion celebrities joined the public on Friday morning to say goodbye to iconic designer…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":537118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[9],"tags":[16532,25375,2122,26343,435,173707,171,10574,14414,57,237446,2219,237444,6667,237445,34294,235115,116612,67,132,68,228348,107],"class_list":["post-537117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-anna-wintour","tag-anne-hathaway","tag-arts-and-entertainment","tag-cate-blanchett","tag-celebrity","tag-donatella-versace","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-funerals-and-memorial-services","tag-general-news","tag-giancarlo-giammetti","tag-italy","tag-jackie-kennedy-onassis","tag-julia-roberts","tag-queen-rania","tag-rome","tag-send-to-apple-news","tag-tom-ford","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-valentino-garavani","tag-world-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115944708315181852","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}