Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater gifts than that.

Valentino met Nati Abascal in 1968 at a party when Valentino Garavani was a 19-year-old model and brought her to Capri. Creation of the perfume Vendetta for men and women. Koch Theater Lincoln Center in New York City.

Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (Voghera Italy May 11 1932) best known as Valentino is an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Valentino SpA brand and company. Valentino.