Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global fashion luminaries and members of the public are set to gather in Rome on Friday morning to bid farewell to the iconic designer Valentino Garavani.

(UPI) -- Famed Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani died in his home in Rome at the age of 93 on Monday. Garavani, more commonly referred to simply as Valentino, designed dresses for celebrities and royalty over his more than 60-year career.