PARIS (AP) -- Valentino Garavani's death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the last towering names of 20th-century couture -- an Italian designer whose working life was closely entwined with the Paris runways.

ROME (AP) -- Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns -- often in his trademark shade of "Valentino red" -- were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday.