Glamorous stars' go-to style guru

HE DRESSED the world's most glamorous and photographed women, from first lady Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, to Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren.

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More recently J-Lo wore a Valentino dress for her wedding, as did, rather controversially, Nicola Peltz at her nuptials to Brooklyn Beckham.The fashion guru's showstopping gowns were always a big hit on the red carpet. At the Oscars in 2001, Julia Roberts scooped up her Academy Award in a vintage black-and-white Valentino design.

Valentino was always a byword for luxury, wealth and glamour. On dressing the world's most beautiful women he once said: "You need to know the body, you need to know the mood of the lady, and you need a very good seamstress".