He may be responsible for some of fashion's sexiest dresses, but that didn't stop the Italian court system from sentencing the designer to 14 months in prison. Cavalli, who was found guilty of tax evasion, has appealed the sentence, which, under Italian law, means the diminutive designer will not have to start the sentence until the appeal is completed.

Cavalli was accused of putting an £1.8 million refurbishment of his home through his company as expenses.