Valentino, Fashion Maestro Who Lived It Up, Has Died at 93

Valentino Garavani in 2017.Photographer: John Phillips/Getty Images

Valentino Garavani, the Italian fashion designer who became the arbiter of taste to movie stars and royalty for five decades while outdoing the rich and famous with his extravagant lifestyle, has died, according to his foundation.

Valentino died in Rome, at 93.