Fashion, Roberto Cavalli dies: the Florentine designer was 83 years old.

The fashion world is mourning the death of Roberto Cavalli. The designer, who had been ill for some time, passed away in Florence at the age of 83. His family notified his closest friends and acquaintances of his death.

Next to Cavalli was his last companion, Sandra Bergman Nilsonn, with whom he had a son, Giorgio, two years ago. The sixth child after Tommaso and Cristiana, born from his first marriage to Silvanella Giannoni, and Robert, Rachele and Daniele, from his second marriage to Eva Duringer. Cavalli sold its historic brand in 2015.

Cavalli he has been among the protagonists of fashion of the last 50 years, helping to represent the Made in Italy: in the world. “Don't call me a stylist – he wrote in his autobiography “Just Me” (Mondadori) -. My talent, rather, is to find what makes a fabric, a dress, a woman special, always thinking of fashion as if it were a pret-à-portèr dream, ready to be worn". A prêt-à-portèr recognizable thanks to iconic motifs such as animalier which has been worn all over the world.

Since 2014 Roberto Cavalli has left the leadership of the maison, which is now entrusted to the creative direction of Fausto Puglisi. Today the brand is owned by the investment company of Dubai Vision Investments, which belongs to Hussain Sajwani.