January 20, 2026 10:10 AM
Valentino, Italian haute couture ’emperor’ who painted fashion red, dies at 93
A mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange - a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona's opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani. The colour, introduced to the fashion world several years later, in 1959, wit...
