Giorgio Armani has paid tribute to fellow Italian dressmaker and “true artist” Roberto Cavalli, who has died aged 83.
Cavalli, whose demise was introduced by his firm on Friday, turned famend within the early Nineteen Seventies for his animal prints and for an attractive type that remained his trademark all through his lengthy profession.
In a submit shared by the Armani account on X, previously Twitter, Mr Armani mentioned: “I can’t think about a imaginative and prescient of vogue extra distant from mine than that of Roberto Cavalli, but I’ve all the time had monumental respect for him: Roberto was a real artist, wild and fantastic in his use of prints, able to remodeling fantasy into seductive garments.
“I’ve learnt with nice disappointment of his passing: his Tuscan verve might be significantly missed.”
Brazilian mannequin Adriana Lima mentioned alongside an image of her and Cavalli on X: “Unapologetic in type & spirit. We misplaced a legend as we speak. Relaxation in Peace, @Roberto_Cavalli”.
A bunch of celebrities together with Maya Jama attended the Roberto Cavalli Fall 2024 Prepared-to-Put on shoot in February.
Final month, Dune actress Zendaya wore classic Cavalli on the Inexperienced Carpet Style Awards.
She sported a gray fringed Roberto Cavalli robe from the spring/summer season 2011 assortment, with a deep-V neckline and an open again.
Intercourse And The Metropolis’s famously fashion-first lead character Carrie Bradshaw, performed by Sarah Jessica Parker, notably wore a Cavalli prime in an episode of the sequence.
“We had that prime for years in our wardrobe; I feel we purchased it at a pattern sale,” Rebecca Weinberg, one of many SATC costume designers instructed InStyle final month throughout an interview concerning the present’s trendy moments.
Inventive director at Roberto Cavalli Fausto Puglisi paid tribute and mentioned it was his “best honour” to work alongside the style designer.
An Instagram submit shared photos of quotes from Cavalli and captioned the submit remembering the designer.
Mr Puglisi wrote: “Pricey Roberto, you will not be bodily right here with us anymore however I do know I’ll really feel your spirit with me all the time.
“It’s the best honour of my profession to work underneath your legacy and to create for the model you based with such imaginative and prescient and elegance.
“Relaxation in peace you can be missed and you might be liked by so many who your title will proceed on, a beacon of inspiration for others, and particularly for me.”
The caption additionally shared a tribute from Sergio Azzolari, chief government at Roberto Cavalli, which reads: “The Roberto Cavalli firm shares condolences with Mr Cavalli’s household loss.
“His legacy stays a continuing supply of inspiration.”
On the massive display, Eva Inexperienced, the primary Bond woman of the Daniel Craig period, made waves in a purple Roberto Cavalli gown with a jewelled neckline.
Kim Kardashian opted for a Cavalli design from Peter Dundas, who was the model’s inventive director from 2015 to 2016 and once more in 2020, for the Met Gala in 2015, carrying a white, body-fitting robe with a feathered practice.
