The fashion world is in mourning. The Italian designer Roberto Cavalli (Florence, 1940) He died this Friday at the age of 83 after not overcoming an illnesswhose origin has not transcended, that had been dragging on for a long time, as has been advanced The Corriere della Sera. His wife, Sandra Nilsson, 45 years younger, has been with him during his last hours of life. The fashion cone He leaves six children, the fruit of his three marriages. The last one was born in 2023.
Cavalli He was born into a family of aristocrats and artists. From a very young age, tragedy crossed his path when a fascist militia murdered his father in the square of Castel Nuovo Sabbioni (Arezzo). This fact marked him forever. He stuttered and suffered serious concentration problems. Nevertheless, He graduated from the Academy of Florence and began to forge a close bond with the world of fashion and art.
The great success of his first boutique
In 1970, The Cavalli surname began to gain strength in the industry thanks to the presentation of its first collection at the Prt–Porter fair in Paris. This was a turning point in his career. Pierre Cardin o Herms They asked him for some orders. Two years later, she opened the doors of her first boutique in Saint-Tropez, where he sells used jeans made with his personal touch. There he had as a great client Mick Jaggerlder de The Rollling Stones.
The success was resounding. In the second half of the 90s, his store was already located in large cities in up to 36 different countries, such as Milan, San Bartolomé or Venice.. Its animal prints and leather inlays also caught the attention of another big music star, Cindy Crawford, who asked her for a tiger head dress. A tiger head dress that I made Cindy Crawford wear when she came down from Trinit di Monti, in Piazza di Spagna, was beautiful and represented me.
Word of mouth made the leopard king, as he was known for his prints and finishes, get more high-profile clients, such as Sharon Stone, Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna o Charlize Theron. In 2015, the boutique adventure signed its final chapter. Cavalli got rid of the firm after sell more than 90% to the Clessidra investment fund.
His intense private life
Roberto Cavalli’s sentimental life also enjoyed great intensity. At 24 years old, The Italian designer said yes, I want to Silvanella Giannoni, with whom he had two children (Tommaso and Cristiana). Their marriage was only ten years old. Love gave him a new chance, but this time with the former Austrian model Eva Maria Dringer, who was his life partner and business partner for several years. With her, he had three children. (Robert, Sarah and Daniele).
Her most publicized romance was with Sandra Nilsson45 years younger than him. Hand in hand with the Swedish woman, she lived her best moments that were consummated with the arrival of her sixth child.which landed in the world when the designer turned 82 years old.
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