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Updated on January 21, 2026 1:52 pm

Valentino’s Greatest Design Moments

By Danya Issawi

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Valentino Garavani, the couturier who dominated red carpets since launching his label in 1960, died over the weekend. The designer was the dressmaker for Jackie Kennedy, Princess Diana, Julia Roberts, Keira Knightley, and Halle Berry, who all turned to him for some of the most important occasions of their lives. Below, we’ve rounded up some of the late designer’s greatest moments.

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Jackie Kennedy in 1979. Photo: Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
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Brooke Shields closing the Valentino couture show in Rome in 1981. Photo: Vittoriano Rastelli/Corbis via Getty Images
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Iman with Valentino at his fall couture show in 1984. Photo: WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images
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Princess Diana in Valentino at the Hong Kong Gala in 1992. Photo: Mirrorpix/Getty Images
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Sharon Stone attending the 1995 Cannes Film Festival with Valentino. Photo: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Sygma via Getty Images
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Halle Berry at the 2000 Golden Globes in Valentino. Photo: Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
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Julia Roberts at the 2001 Oscars. Photo: Terry McGinnis/WireImage
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Halle Berry at the 2002 Golden Globes. Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
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Cate Blanchett in a gown by Valentino at the 2005 Oscars, where she won best supporting actress. Photo: WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images
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Jennifer Lopez at the Oscars in 2003. Photo: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag
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Keira Knightley in Valentino for the 2006 Golden Globes. Photo: SUSAN GOLDMAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Valentino closing his final women's ready-to-wear show in 2007. Photo: Toni Anne Barson Archive/WireImage
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Anne Hathaway and Valentino (the duo were frequent collaborators) at the 2011 Academy Awards. Photo: Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images
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Anne Hathaway and Valentino at the 2013 Met Gala. Photo: Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage
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Kaia Gerber in vintage Valentino at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars after-party. Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images
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