Designer Valentino Denies Madoff Connection: UPDATE

UPDATE:

WWD reports that a spokesperson for Valentino denies any links between the designer and Bernard Madoff.

Is retired fashion designer Valentino Garavani joining Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon and Mort Zuckerman on the growing list of Bernard Madoff's high-profile victims, a misfortune which has become a strange new status symbol?

The London Evening Standard "Londoner's Diary" reports:

Sources from the fashion world inform me that the perma-tanned fashion designer is among those to have been defrauded of a significant amount of cash thanks to the massive $50 billion fraud which Madoff (right) perpetrated on his trusting clients, which was only exposed last month. The scale of Madoff's losses are said to be larger than Bill Gates' entire fortune.

Comments

[friskee1]

what the hell is that on his face?

[lmvd3]

Please take this orange man off your website.

[AmberGaze]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkIDlYXBFFc

Valentino reminds me of the Magic School Bus episode where Arnold turns orange from eating too many Seaweedies. LMAO!

[BlackYowe]

Why is this man orange?

[marignymitch]

Valentino! You look stunning.

[whatsthatsound]

Hey fashionistas, this year, orange is the new tan!

[eastjame]

he looks like a carrot. theres nothing worse than fake tan. ew

[lmvd3]

Maybe he's taking mega-doses of beta carotine?

[johnnygoodwud]

hey, we're all tightening our belts. do away with the 'orange spray paint' and you'll save a ton.

[antbus]

He looks like an Umpa Lumpa.

[LeaveArtieAlone]

LOL!

[rini]

Da**

You beat me too it.

BTW, it's Oompa Loompa.

[shirleyfeeney]

EXACTLY what I was thinking!

good lord...