Roberto Cavalli is an famous Italian fashion designer.
He was born on November 15, 1940 in Florence (Italy) in an artistic family. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a famous painter, whose works are exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery.
Cavalli studied at the famous Florentine Academy of Arts, where he acquired the necessary knowledge for further work in the field of design and fine arts. Being a student, he made a series of works that drew the attention of the largest textile factory in Italy.
In the beginning 1970′s Cavalli invented and patented a procedure for applying figures on the skin and presented to the public his works in patchwork.
At the age of 30 years, he presented his first collection in the salon Prêt-à-Porter in Paris. In 1972, he held his first fashion show at the famous Florentine villa Palazzo Pitti. The same year Cavalli opened his first fashion boutique in Saint-Tropez (France).
In 1998, Cavalli opened the line “Just Cavalli”: men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, optics, watches, perfume, lingerie and beachwear.
He currently lives with his wife Eva Dyuringer and children in their own villa near Florence.