As stars wear black at Valentino’s funeral, tributes are dressed in red

Fashion designer’s death has put the red dress – and his particular shade of the colour – back in the spotlight

“The red dress,” said Valentino Garavani in 1992, “is always magnificent”.

This week, following the announcement of his death at the age of 93, the red dress – and the particular shade of red used by the designer known simply as Valentino – is back in the spotlight.