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Valentino Comes Back out of Retirement!
No, not really. But we’re hoping this headline somehow makes it to the wires sometime this year. Some people need to retire. Michael Jordan needed to retire. Dr. Phil needs retirement. No one shed a tear when Kathie Lee retired. But after seeing photos from Valentino’s Couture show, we’ve come to one certain conclusion: this [...]
Valentino: The End of an Era
As we predicted (along with everyone else in the industry) Valentino will be resigning. The designer, whose label just celebrated its 45th anniversary, will depart with his business partner (Giancarlo Giammetti), after showing one more ready-to-wear and couture show. The 75 year-old designer recently gave the elite a roman holiday as guests enjoyed a 3 [...]
Proenza Schouler…International Takeover
Finally a partnership made in heaven: Valentino Fashion Group SpA acquires Proenza & Schouler. It seems that this is the year of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the designers behind Proenza & Schouler. A successful capsule collection for mega store Target as well as that whole CFDA award thingy (they tied with Oscar de La [...]
Valentino Does Rome
Valentino shunned Paris this season in favour of a more decadent setting:Rome. Needless to say he painted the city red with a 3 day celebration fit for Hollywood royalty. His affinity for lavish and expensive taste climaxed, as Uma Thurman, Tom Ford and Karl Lagerfeld (to name a few) attended the show located near the [...]
