Valentino Haute Couture F/W 10.11

Ajak

Karlie Kloss

"The collection that the designers, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, served up was airy and based essentially on an ultrashort trapeze dress (or coat) in organza, gazar or wool crepe. Bows and flounces were added to the shape. All in all, the models, their hair in dome-shaped buns and wearing mules with more bows or tiny flowers on the tips, looked like wisps that might blow away. The designers like fragility, though it obviously flatters only certain bodies." via{nymag}

12th Annual White Tie and Tiara Ball To Benefit The Elton John AIDS Foundation

Valentino and Lady Gaga

Grace Jones

David Walliams and Lara Stone 

David Furnish, Babydaddy, Elton John, Jake Shears, Kelly Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne

The 12th Annual White Tie and Tiara Ball to Benefit Elton John AIDS Foundation in Association with Chopard at Woodside on June 24, 2010 in Windsor, England. 

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Valentino | Paris Haute Couture

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Valentino: A Grand Italian Epic

For almost half a century Valentino dominated Italian haute couture, dressing the world's wealthiest and most glamorous women. Only a few years after opening his fashion house in Rome in 1959, Valentino could already count Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, and Audrey Hepburn among his devotees. Despite his retirement in 2007 little has changed; his brand continues to thrive and prosper, and is worn by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrowand Jennifer Lopez. Valentino has always designed magnificent gowns, never wavering from his signature style despite fads like grunge, deconstruction, and minimalism.

This book traces Valentino’s illustrious career through copious images from his archives, including drawings, magazine editorial shoots, advertisements, portraits, and documentary photographs. Presented chronologically, the visual material is accompanied by a vast array of newspaper and magazine articles about Valentino throughout the years. Combined, they provide an in-depth look at the man, his lifestyle, and his genius.

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