Roberto Cavalli dies: the causes of the designer's death. The illness

Roberto Cavalli dies: the causes of the designer's death. The illness

Roberto Cavalli died today at the age of 83. The Florentine designer had been ill for some time. But what were the causes of death? The Italian fashion icon had been ill for some time and in recent days his condition had worsened. It is not known exactly what the disease was. He leaves behind 6 children, the youngest of whom, Giorgio, is just over a year old. Alongside the stylist, in the last few hours, as in the last 15 years, there was his partner Sandra. A very important name in fashion, she left the company of the same name in 2015.

Cavalli began taking his first steps in fashion in the Seventies when he patented a process of printing on leather and began to create patchworks of materials and colours. Hermès and Pierre Cardin were among the first to take an interest in his works. In 1970 he presented his first collection under his own name in Paris. His collections parade at Palazzo Pitti, in Milan. His printed denim jeans, made of leather inlays, brocades and animal prints, become cult items.

In 2002 he inaugurated the first boutique-café in Florence. The Just Cavalli Café in Torre Branca then opens in Milan, as well as a boutique in Via della Spiga. Among the personalities who have been Cavalli's testimonials are: Rita Ora, Jessica Stam, Eva Riccobono, Laetitia Casta, Natasha Poly, Mariacarla Boscano, Karen Elson, Karolína Kurková.