Valentino's early years have something in common with the Old Masters of Italian art. For the designer's secret is that he became, at age 17, a humble apprentice – not to an artist, but to the ...

Karl Lagerfeld, designer: Valentino created his fashion house out of very little. Because, I mean, Roman couture did not have the prestige of Paris couture, but it was not that bad in the ’50s.

A lavish new book delves into Valentino's world of timeless couture, star-studded muses, and the signature red that defined a ...

Following the release of the Nellcôte and Vain bags, Maison Valentino introduces the Garavani Viva Superstar bag with a ...

Photographer Sharna Osborne intentionally captures fuzzy images, which draws even more attention to the new handbag lineup.

Through the grainy warmth of analogue film, this campaign explores intimacy and the power of accessories as vessels of ...

Spanning oral testimony, sketches and magazine spreads, ‘Valentino: A Grand Italian Epic’ (published by Taschen) charts the ...

Later, he and Garavani became friends with Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. A painting of the designer by Warhol is part of the exhibition, as are two large-scale works by the latter ...

‘Valentino Red’, the distinct shade of crimson owned and immortalised by Garavani, plays protagonist in the inaugural exhibition ‘Horizons/Red’ at PM23, the new cultural hub founded by the Fondazione ...

Of the Fondazione Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti, the latter says, “fashion museums make me quite sad—full of lifeless wax mannequins. I wanted to find a way to make ours more ...