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Valentino L’École | The Show
A lively liberation of the body and the clothes that uplift it.
Pierpaolo Piccioli
With his long-time creative partner Maria Grazia Chiuri , Pierpaolo Piccioli has overseen Valentino’s creative direction for eight years, during which time they modernised its couture DNA to fit the contemporary consumer and boosted annual revenue to $1 billion in 2015. As of July 2016, when Chiuri decamped to Dior, Piccioli is Valentino’s sole creative director. An alumnus of Rome’s Istituto Europeo di Design , Piccioli first met Chiuri through a mutual friend in the early 1980s. In 1989, he began working alongside her in Fendi’s accessories department, marking the beginning of a two-decade creative partnership. In 1999 the pair moved to Valentino as accessory designers. They revamped the luxury brand’s handbag and eyewear collections, were put in charge of designing the brand's diffusion line Red Valentino in 2003, and later oversaw its entire accessories range. Then, shortly after Valentino Garavani ’s retirement in 2008, and following Alessandra Facchinetti 's year-long tenure as creative director, Chiuri and Piccioli were appointed co-creative directors. Though still a red carpet favourite, Valentino was struggling to reclaim the international cachet it once had. Chiuri and Piccioli pushed Valentino back to the forefront of fashion, breathing new creative energy into the brand, revitalising its menswear business and growing its accessories division with blockbuster styles like the Rockstud. In 2015, Chiuri and Piccioli received the CFDA International Award. In July 2016, when Chiuri was appointed artistic director of Dior, Piccioli became Valentino’s sole creative director. Since heading up the fashion house solo the brand has seen large success — his Autumn/Winter 2018 haute couture for the house received a standing ovation.
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Valentino "Un Château"
An idea, a representation, a metaphor. Amid manicured grounds at the Château de Chantilly, Pierpaoli Piccioli presented a new take on Couture, one where simplicity meets complexity through opulent detail.
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Unboxing Valentino
For #UnboxingValentino, Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli simplifies constructions, elevates shimmering materiality, and shows new views of the brand through never-before-seen prints, like the Toile Iconographe. Discover the full collection, revealed at 4 Rue Eugène Spuller in Paris. Music curated by Erykah Badu Makeup by Valentino Beauty Eyewear envisioned with Akoni
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Valentino Pink PP Collection Campaign
For Valentino’s latest advertising campaign, Zendaya finds herself in the vibrant, monochromatic world of #ValentinoPinkPPCollection For the story, the Valentino Di.Va is propelled into the surreal, saturated by Pierpaolo Piccioli’s signature Pink PP shade and set to the sound of Yazoo’s “Only You.”
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Valentino The Beginning
#ValentinoTheBeginning, the latest #ValentinoHauteCouture collection, will be revealed from Piazza di Spagna in Rome on Friday, July 8th.
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Valentino Promenade | “The Portrait of a Generation”
London’s Shoreditch neighborhood, the Maison’s latest campaign tells a story of community, connection and closeness, featuring new-in looks by Pierpaolo Piccioli. Discover the campaign, shot by Michael Bailey Gates and featuring iconic pieces reenvisioned for the contemporary.
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Valentino Rendez-Vous | Starring Zendaya
From back of house to the sunny sidewalks, the joy, mystery and unexpected surprises of the everyday are revealed. Discover the story, shot at Warner Bros.
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VALENTINO ANATOMY OF COUTURE
A composite harmony of physical types, and the garments that dress them. Pierpaolo Piccioli challenges the rules and constructs of Couture, removing the idealization and rewriting the processes revealed rom the Maison’s 8 Place Vendôme in Paris. Music by ANOHNI
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VALENTINO HAUTE COUTURE | CODE TEMPORAL
The mind that conceives and the hand that creates.
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Valentino Haute Couture FW 2021 | Backstage
Intricate, free-flowing and weightless. Backstage and on the runway of the #ValentinoHauteCouture #FallWinter20 digital live performance, immaculate, elongated dresses tell a story of craftsmanship and artistry. Watch the entire show by Pierpaolo Piccioli— with visuals made in collaboration with Nick Knight and music by FKAtwigs.