Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at the age of 83.
The Italian is worth about 400 million pounds ($497 million). He comes from an artistic family.
His penchant for pythons and eye-catching animal prints has made him a favorite of the world’s jet set for decades.
Cavalli died at home in Florence after a long illness, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

Sergio Azzolari, CEO of Roberto Cavalli, expressed his regret at Mr. Cavalli’s passing and expressed his condolences to his family in a post on Instagram.Cavalli enjoyed huge cigars, Ferraris, and revealing his tanned chest by not buttoning his shirt.
He had a vineyard in Tuscany and a purple helicopter. He knew several Hollywood celebrities by their first names.
Since 2014, he has been with Sandy Nilsson, a Swedish model who is 45 years his junior.

When his partner gave birth to a baby boy last year, he became a father for the sixth time.

The well-known fashion designer said the new tenant will be named Giorgio in memory of his father, who was murdered by the Nazis during World War II.
He told Novella 2000 magazine at the time: “Sandra is fine.”
“The baby was born a week ago in Florence. He is amazing and I shed a few tears when I saw him shortly after he was born.
“His name is Giorgio, like his grandfather, my father, who was shot by the Nazis in the Cavriglia massacre when I was four years old.

Silvanella Giannoni, whom Roberto first married in 1964 and eventually divorced 10 years later, had two children with him. Tommaso and Cristina are their names.
In addition, he has three children from his second marriage with former Miss Europe Eva Maria Whileer. Their names are Daniele, Rachele, and Robert.