Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93. Founder of the eponymous brand, Valentino scaled the heights of haute couture, built a business empire, and introduced a new color to the fashion world,

Valentino Garavani lost investors and started over with business partner Giancarlo Giammetti. Giammetti says a First Lady cemented Valentino's success.

The fashion designer, who died Monday at 93, was famous for his unapologetically feminine eveningwear, worn by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor and many more.

Designers and business figures across the global fashion industry, as well as celebrities praised the designer's legacy and his enduring mark on fashion.

Valentino Garavani, who has died aged 93, was the king of haute couture, creating frocks that the world’s richest women found captivating for their femininity and grace.