Roberto Cavalli
Born: November 15, 1944
Florence, Italy

 

Born in Florence, Italy in 1944, Roberto Cavalli attended the Florence Art Academy. His career started in 1965 when he was 21 years old by painting t-shirts with a friend from art school. He then set up a factory to do the printing. Later on in the early 70's Roberto Cavalli innovated by painting straignt onto skin. This idea was met with success and Italian Vogue began to take notice of Cavalli.

In 1977 Roberto was invited to judge a Miss Universe contest, and met one of the contestants Eva who became his wife and mother of their 3 children. She started by helping with the knitwear garments and now helps with all the projects at the Cavalli factory.

Born: November 15, 1944, in Florence, Italy

First break: Brigitte Bardot walked the red carpet at Saint-Tropez, barefoot, in one of his creations in 1972.

Company founded: Early 1960s; first collection shown in 1972.

Based in: Milan

Men’s lines: Just Cavalli, Freedom, Class

Selected award: Fashion Group International's Provocateur Award (2002)

Signature quote: "I love special people, and special people love me, and they love to wear my clothes."

Worn by: Lenny Kravitz, David Beckham, Sting

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