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Roberto Cavalli
Photo: Ed Kavishe, Fashion Wire Press
Born	November 15, 1940 (1940-11-15) (age 69) Florence, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Labels	Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli (November 15, 1940) is an Italian fashion designer from Florence.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Criticism 3 Companies 4 Boutiques 5 References 6 External links

Biography

Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Italy on November 15, 1940 to an artistic family; his grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a prolific member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art Institute, concentrating in textile print. While still a student, he made a series of flower prints on knit that caught the attention of major Italian hosiery factories.

Roberto Cavalli likes innovations and experimentations, and likes to push technique to the limit.^{citation needed} In the early 1970s, he invented and patented a revolutionary printing procedure on leather, and started creating patchworks of different materials. He debuted these techniques in Paris, immediately getting commissions from the likes of Hermès and Pierre Cardin. At the age of thirty, he presented his first namesake collection at the Salon for Prêt-à-Porter in Paris. He brought it to the catwalks of the Sala Bianca of Palazzo Pitti in Florence, and later on those of Milano Collezioni jeans made of printed denim, intarsia leathers, brocade and wild prints. He then opened his first boutique in 1972 in Saint-Tropez.

In 1980 Roberto Cavalli married Eva Duringer, who has been his lifelong companion and business partner. In Milan in 1994 Cavalli presented the first sand-blasted jeans. By December of the same year, he had opened boutiques in Saint Barth, in the French Caribbean; and then in Venice and Saint-Tropez. Besides the main line, which is sold in over fifty countries worldwide, Roberto Cavalli designs RC Menswear as well as the youth aimed line Just Cavalli, launched in 1998 and comprising today men’s wear, women’s wear and accessories, eyewear, watches, perfumes, underwear and beachwear. There is also the Angels & Devils Children Collection, the Class line, two underwear collections, shoes, eyewear, watches and perfumes. In 2002 Cavalli opened his first café-store in Florence, revamping it with his signature animal prints. This was shortly followed by the opening in Milan of the Just Cavalli café at Torre Branca and another boutique on Via Spiga.

It was reported in April 2008 that Cavalli had put his business up for sale, and was hoping for offers in the region of €2bn, although his advisers Merrill Lynch were aiming for €1.2bn.¹

Roberto Cavalli has a highly idiosyncratic style. Focused on details as well as on the whole image, he likes to play with excesses, opposing and balancing them in a new harmony. Roberto Cavalli creates his vibrant patterns by using the most advanced technologies, but he gets his inspiration from nature as his predilection for animal prints and jungle and flower motifs testifies. He travels the world with a digital camera in hand, ready to capture whatever catches his attention and transform it into a new motif.

Cavalli lives with his wife Eva and their children in a villa on the hills surrounding Florence. He spends summers on their 41-metre yacht, which was specially made by Cantieri Baglietto and awarded with the Yacht Capital award in 2004.

Criticism

Cavalli was sharply criticized in 2004 by the Hindu community for marketing a line of feminine underwear (designed for Harrods) which featured the images of South-Asian goddesses. The line was eventually withdrawn and formal apologies were made.²

Companies

• JUST CAVALLI
• JUST CAVALLI UNDERWEAR & BEACHWEAR
• ROBERTO CAVALLI UNDERWEAR
• CLASS ROBERTO CAVALLI
• ROBERTO CAVALLI nACCESSORI
• ROBERTO CAVALLI ANGELS e ROBERTO CAVALLI DEVILS
• ROBERTO CAVALLI NEONATO
• ROBERTO CAVALLI ANGELS SHOES e ROBERTO CAVALLI DEVILS SHOES
• ROBERTO CAVALLI and JUST CAVALLI EYEWEAR
• ROBERTO CAVALLI TIMEWEAR
• JUST CAVALLI TIME
• ROBERTO CAVALLI e JUST CAVALLI PROFUMI
• ROBERTO CAVALLI VODKA
• J U S T C A V A L L I C L U B
• J U S T C A V A L L I C A F F E’
• CAFFE’ GIACOSA

Boutiques

United States:

• New York City
• Beverly Hills
• Bal Harbour
• Boca Raton
• Boston
• Dallas
• South Coast Plaza
• Las Vegas
• San Francisco

Italy:

• Florence
• Rome
• Milan
• Venice
• Capri

Russia:

• Moscow, 16 Tretyakovsky Proezd
• Moscow, Barvikha Luxury Village Mall
• Moscow, Opening Soon Stoleshnikov Pereulok
• San Petersburgo, Opening Soon Moika River Embalsse
• Ekaterinburg, Opening Soon Sakko E Vancetti Street

France:

• Paris
• Paris
• Saint-Tropez

United Kingdom:

• London, Sloane Street
• London

Morocco:

• Casablanca

Mexico:

• Mexico City, Presidente Masaryk Avenue
• Mexico City, Santa Fe Shopping Center

Kuwait :

• Laila Gallery, Salmyia, Salem Al Mubarak Street

Lebanon:

• Beirut

Saudi Arabia:

• Khobar
• Jeddah, Tahlia Street, Khayat Center

South Africa:

• Sandton City

Brazil:

• São Paulo

UAE:

• Dubai

India:

• New Delhi - DLF Emporio Mall

Hungary:

• Budapest-Andrássy út

References

• Press Office Roberto Cavalli Via San Primo n. 2/A, Milan +39027630371

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Roberto Cavalli

• Roberto Cavalli Official website
• Vodka Roberto Cavalli Official vodka Website
• Wine Roberto Cavalli Official wine Website
• Roberto Cavalli Biography
• The London Paper: Roberto Cavalli for H&M
• Roberto Cavalli Photos of Roberto Cavalli's psychedelic yacht in Monaco
• Cavalli Vodka Cavalli Vodka Myspace Page
• 2007 British Red Cross London Ball Roberto and Eva Cavalli, honorary chairmen of the Ball Committee
• Colorful Cavalli, Plein Sexy, JCReport February 6, 2003

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NAME	Cavalli, Roberto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Fashion designer
DATE OF BIRTH	1940-11-15
PLACE OF BIRTH	Florence
DATE OF DEATH
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