Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli dies at 83

Roberto Cavalli, THE Italian designate WHO infused THE printed Bohemia look with sex call, has deceased has 83. Her who passed was confirmed by THE brand. "THE Roberto Cavalli business actions condolences with Mr. Cavalli family. Her legacy remains A constant source of inspiration," said Roberto Cavalli CEO Sérgio Azzolari.

By THE time watch begin has go digital (approximately 2000), Cavalli was A well established Golden name In fashion; A elder, even, enjoy A second round of fame. He exuded Hefner atmosphere (less THE bathrobe) When he took her autumn 2001 bow smoking A pipe. (THE designate was In do request has redesign THE Playboy rabbit suit In 2005.) By SO THE leonine Cavalli was life THE GOOD life, something that he reached with bragging And brain power - and against THE odds. In THE context of Cacvalli life history, THE body worship And franc sexiness of her work, could be seen more widely as A affirmation of life himself, which, Since A young age he Understood has be fragile.

Born In Florence In 1940, Cavalli maternal grandfather was A member of THE Macchiaioli band of Italian Impressionists. Her father, A anti-fascist WHO East thought has to have has been A mine surveyor, was shot by THE Nazi forces When Cavalli was just three years old. THE psychological impact was Express physically through A to stutter. "He was not easy For Me has talk, THE shock," THE designate said Luke Leitch In A 2011 interview. HAS support THE family, her mother begin sewing has House, socket In seamstresses has help her. HAS 17, A confident Cavalli registered has THE Academy of Art In Florence has study art And architecture. There he encounter And fell In love with her First of all marry And THE mother of two of her children, Silvanelle Giannoni.

In 1960, After hand painting a few sweaters For A friend In THE knitwear business, Cavalli was stimulated has TO DO something of her own with instead traditional floral prints, And begin to apply them has existing clothes. He was not long Before THE designate, wrote Leitch In A 2011 article For Panorama, "had diploma Since education himself textile impression techniques on A borrowed ping pong painting has functioning on her own six meters impression painting (bought by her mother) In A rented garage, has building her First of all factory," with a few funding Since A friend. That factory was flooded far In November 1966, not long Before THE Summer of Love, which Cavalli would be extend announcement infinity In fashion And her staff life.

THE designate following breakthrough came about while trying has TO DO GOOD on A lie used while hunt for girls. Cavalli related THE following anecdote In that Panorama interview. In September 1970, THE young divorce crushed A to party has leather designate Mario Valentino House. Trying has impress A beautiful women WHO had request What he did, Cavalli replied that he did prints on leather. She SO introduced him has THE host, WHO request has see them. THE designate pink has THE challenge, using by to apply her impression technical has THE the thinnest glove leather. (Hippie flowers In A dusty Cacharel palette were all THE rage has THE time.) Valentino was not THE only A impressed; Hermes research has acquire THE exclusive rights has THE technical. "I was flying back Since Paris And In that plane I was thought. I thought, 'maybe NOW, if I design A collection, I could meet A plot of models! That was always A principle of My life!' » THE designate said Leitch.

And SO Cavalli put himself has THE pleasure center of THE jet together, opening A shop, called Limbo, In 1970 In Saint Tropez Or he do What he called "young, mad, summer fashion"- And Or sex symbol Brigitte bardot naturally became A customer. THE boy of summer took her act has Paris In THE autumn; he would have Soon develop her directory by patchwork Jeans. Cavalli watch her Women's to carry In Florence In 1972 And joins; joins; he would have join THE Milan fashion week calendar In 1994 After A business slump In THE 80 years, stimulated on, he East said, by her then woman, Eva, Who he married In 1977 After meeting her has THE Miss Universe beauty competition For which he had has been exploited as A judge (She was Put...