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

The actor Liz Hurley and her son, Damian Hurley, at Valentino’s funeral in Rome on Friday. Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters

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

This week, after the announcement of his death at the age of 93, the red dress – and the distinctive shade of red long associated with the designer known simply as Valentino – is back in the spotlight.