Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli is known for using wild animal prints and sexualized cuts in his design, leading to comparisons with designer Gianni Versace and his popularity with many young celebrities, such as Victoria Beckham, with whom he famously signed an exclusive dressing contract.



He is also known for his lavish lifestyle. He owns several houses and villas and is married to a former Miss Universe runner-up, Eva Duringer of Austria, with whom he has had one child and two from a previous marriage.

Many of his runway collections are inspired by items in his homes.

Cavalli aroused controversy in 2006 as the first designer to quickly publicly announce that he wanted Kate Moss as the face of his Spring 2006 collection very soon after her infamous drug scandal broke. Moss had already been the spokesmodel for Cavalli's Spring 2005 campaign a year earlier, and has sinced been the face of his Fall-Winter 2007/2008 campaign.



He has been designing outfits for Shakira's Oral Fixation Tour, and her Red Carpet appearances as well.


He also recently designed outfits for Christina Aguilara's tour, and Michael Jackson aswell as for his rumored upcoming tour.



Source: Wikipedia