The late Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino, has dressed some of the most famous women and men of recent decades.

Since he co-founded the Valentino fashion house in 1960, his creations have featured at countless red carpets and award ceremonies around the world.

Here are just a few Valentino designs, worn by some familiar faces, including some by his creative directors following his retirement in 2008.

Valentino
Valentino walks the runway with Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bündchen at the end of his 1999/2000 Haute Couture show in Paris.
Diana,
Diana, Princess of Wales in a velvet and lace dress in 1992.
Sharon
Actress Sharon Stone smiles with the designer on a Paris runway in 1994.
Claudia
Model Claudia Schiffer in Valentino haute couture, 1995.
Cate
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett poses backstage in a silk-taffeta dress at the 2005 awards.
Gwyneth
Following his death, actress Gwyneth Paltrow expressed her sentiments towards Valentino.