Rome [Italy] Veteran Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his flamboyant style, has passed away. He was 83 years old. The famed fashion designer had been ill for a long time, with his family telling The Hollywood Reporter that he frequently visited the hospital for routine checkups, and Cavalli's company also issued a statement on social media announcing Cavalli's death. The post reads, "Roberto succeeded in becoming a globally recognized name, loved and respected by all. Naturally talented and creative, Roberto believed that everyone could discover the artist within them. Is and can nourish it.,
In the early 1970s, Cavalli became popular for his animal prints. H imagined the women wearing his clothes as wild creatures: lionesses, leopards and tigers, alluring and wild. In the mid-1990s, Cavalli revolutionized the world of denim with several innovations, among them stretch jeans, which he invented by adding Lycra to the fabric, and a process of sand-blasting denim pieces that gave him a Gave lively effect. The designer opened his first boutique in 1972 in Saint Tropez, France, the most exclusive leisure destination for VIPs. According to CNN, Cavalli retired from active duty at his label in 2015, with designer Peter Dundas succeeding him as creative director.Dundas left the company after only three seasons and was succeeded by Paul Surridge, who remained until 2019. The same year, after a period of financial difficulties that led to bankruptcy, the business was acquired by a Dubai-based private investment firm, which since it retained designer Fausto Puglisi for its fashion collections and further acquired Cavalli-branded real estate and Cavalli's survivors include his longtime partner Sandra Bergman Nilsson and their six children, Tommaso, Christiana, Robert, Rachelle, Daniele and Giorgio. With his demise he has left a huge void in the fashion industry.
In the early 1970s, Cavalli became popular for his animal prints. H imagined the women wearing his clothes as wild creatures: lionesses, leopards and tigers, alluring and wild. In the mid-1990s, Cavalli revolutionized the world of denim with several innovations, among them stretch jeans, which he invented by adding Lycra to the fabric, and a process of sand-blasting denim pieces that gave him a Gave lively effect. The designer opened his first boutique in 1972 in Saint Tropez, France, the most exclusive leisure destination for VIPs. According to CNN, Cavalli retired from active duty at his label in 2015, with designer Peter Dundas succeeding him as creative director.Dundas left the company after only three seasons and was succeeded by Paul Surridge, who remained until 2019. The same year, after a period of financial difficulties that led to bankruptcy, the business was acquired by a Dubai-based private investment firm, which since it retained designer Fausto Puglisi for its fashion collections and further acquired Cavalli-branded real estate and Cavalli's survivors include his longtime partner Sandra Bergman Nilsson and their six children, Tommaso, Christiana, Robert, Rachelle, Daniele and Giorgio. With his demise he has left a huge void in the fashion industry.
