Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, founder of one of the country’s most celebrated luxury houses, has died at the age of 93, his foundation said Monday. “Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones,” the foundation said in a statement shared on the US social media platform Instagram.

Valentino Garavani, the Italian fashion designer died Monday in Rome at the age of 93. “Our founder, Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones,” a social media post read from Valentino’s Instagram account.