One of the top designers of his era, Italy`s elegance aficionado Valentino Garavani, spent nearly half a century dressing the world`s great beauties, from Jackie Kennedy to Princess Dian, before his death on 19 January at age 93

`Valentino Garavani was not only a constant guide and inspiration for all of us, but a true source of light, creativity and vision," the foundation said in a statement posted on social media.