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In pictures: Valentino's life and work - and the stars who shared his journey

News imageGetty Images Fashion designer Valentino walks the runway with Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bündchen at the end of his 1999/2000 Haute Couture show in Paris, France, in July 1999.Getty Images
Valentino walks the runway with Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bündchen at the end of his 1999/2000 Haute Couture show in Paris

The late Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino, has dressed some of the most famous women and men of recent decades.

Since he co-founded the Valentino fashion house in 1960, his creations have featured at countless red carpets and award ceremonies around the world.

Here are just a few Valentino designs, worn by some familiar faces, including some by his creative directors following his retirement in 2008.

News imageGetty Images Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a burgundy coloured velvet and lace dress designed by Valentino, attends a performance of Paul McCartney's oratorio 'Liverpool' at the Lille Congress Hall on November 15, 1992 in Lille, France.Getty Images
Diana, Princess of Wales in a velvet and lace dress in 1992
News imageGetty Images Sharon Stone and Valentino Garavani at the designer's ready-to-wear show, summer 1994, in Paris, France, October 1993.Getty Images
Actress Sharon Stone smiles with the designer on a Paris runway in 1994
News imageGetty Images Valentino Garavani and his models during the designer's Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1993/94 fashion show in Paris, France, July 1993.Getty Images
Valentino at the height of the '90s supermodel era, flanked by Linda Evangelista and Helena Christensen
News imageGetty Images Claudia Schiffer at the 1995 Spring Summer Haute Couture Collection: Valentino.Getty Images
Model Claudia Schiffer in Valentino haute couture, 1995
News imageGetty Images Halle Berry arrives at the Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton January 20, 2002 in Beverly Hills, California.Getty Images
Actress Halle Berry in a bronze creation by the designer at the 2002 Golden Globes
News imageGetty Images Actress Cate Blanchett poses with her "Best Performance by a Supporting Actress" award for "The Aviator" backstage during the 77th Annual Academy Awards on February 27, 2005 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California.Getty Images
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett poses backstage in a silk-taffeta dress at the 2005 awards
News imageGetty Images Portrait of actress Anne Hathaway and fashion designer Valentino as they pose on the red carpet at the Kodak Theater during the 83rd Academy Awards, Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.Getty Images
Actress Anne Hathaway was close to the designer. Valentino called Hathaway "a very good friend of mine" and "like my daughter" (Pictured in 2011)
News imageGetty Images Giancarlo Giammetti, Gwyneth Paltrow and Valentino Garavani attend the Valentino Mirabilia Romae Fashion show at Piazza Mignanelli on July 9, 2015 in Rome, Italy. Giancarlo and Valentino are sitting either side of Paltrow, both wearing white suits. Paltrow, in the middle is smiling, holding one hand to her chest, with Valentino sitting next to her in the front row of the show smilingGetty Images
Following his death, actress Gwyneth Paltrow - pictured here with the designer in 2015 - said she was "so lucky to know and love Valentino"
News imageGetty Images Valentino Garavani, Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart arrive at the Valentino Spring / Summer 2013 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Espace Ephemere Tuileries on October 2, 2012 in Paris, France. Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez was often seen wearing Valentino's creations on the red carpet
News imageGetty Images Benedetta Piccioli, Naomi Campbell, Valentino Garavani and Gwyneth Paltrow attend the Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 03, 2019 in Paris, France.Getty Images
Naomi Campbell, another one of Valentino's muses, pictured here with the Italian designer at Paris Fashion Week in 2019
News imageGetty Images Pedro Pascal at the 2023 Met Gala: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York.Getty Images
Valentino's brand continues to catch public attention long after his retirement. Actor Pedro Pascal, known for his love of fashion, wore a Valentino outfit - designed by creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli - to the 2023 Met Gala -
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