Anna Wintour, Tom Ford Lead Farewell to Valentino Garavani in Rome
Funeral at Rome's Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri follows two days of public viewing and will precede cremation and interment at Flaminio Cemetery.
Overview
Valentino Garavani's funeral service was held Friday at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome, with Anna Wintour, Donatella Versace, Tom Ford and Anne Hathaway among mourners, organizers said.
The service followed a two-day public viewing Wednesday and Thursday at the Valentino Foundation headquarters and comes after Valentino Garavani died Monday at his Rome residence at age 93, the foundation said.
Vogue Italia said its February cover will reference Valentino red after Francesca Ragazzi, the magazine's head of content, said the team worked with the Valentino Foundation to identify Pantone 2347C.
Valentino's career began in the 1950s and included the 1959 'Fiesta' red dress and clients such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor and Diana, Princess of Wales, exhibition curators said.
The house's next couture show at the end of January is expected to serve as an industry salute, and writers Charlie Porter and Kassia St Clair expressed differing views on whether Valentino red will endure.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame this funeral coverage as a respectful, celebratory cultural piece, prioritizing glamour and elite perspective. Language (e.g., "synonymous with dressing the rich and famous," "last emperor of Italian fashion") and lead placement of celebrities emphasize prestige. There is omission of critical context; no dissenting voices or wider industry analysis appear.
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Notable attendees included Anna Wintour, Tom Ford, Donatella Versace, Anne Hathaway, Olivia Palermo, Alessandro Michele, Brunello Cucinelli, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Giancarlo Giammetti, Ginevra Elkann, Simona Ventura, and François-Henri Pinault.
The funeral service was held on Friday at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome.
Following the service, his body will be transported for cremation and interment at Flaminio Cemetery in Prima Porta.
Valentino red, identified as Pantone 2347C, is an iconic color associated with the designer, featured in designs like the 1959 'Fiesta' red dress, and will be referenced on Vogue Italia's February cover.
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