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Valentino GaravaniBook Box Una Grande Storia Italiana Valentino Garavani, Hand Signed and Numbered2007
2007
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Valentino
Large: Hand signed and numbered Monograph (gift book) in elegant Clamshell Box
Una Grande Storia Italiana Valentino Garavani (Hand Signed and Numbered Collectors Edition), 2007
Limited edition over-sized 736 page luxury hard backed monograph with lavish illustrations and color photographs. Finished in setalux book cloth with six-color silkscreen printing Comes in a clamshell box finished in silk cloth, especially tinted in Valentino red.
Hand signed by artist with flourish underneath. Edition 1911/2000
19 × 14 1/2 × 3 5/16 inches
Hardcover Monograph in Red Clamshell Box
The signed book has 738 pages and weighs 28 pounds packed - hence it can be collected and/or shipped only in the US.
Makes an unforgettable gift.
Hand Signed by Valentino in black marker with an elegant flourish underneath to the numbered Title Page
Collector’s Edition (No. 101–2,100)
Limited to 2,000 numbered copies, numbered and hand signed by the legendary Valentino Garavani
Finished in setalux book cloth with six-color silkscreen printing
Comes in a clamshell box finished in silk cloth, especially tinted in Valentino red. This lavishly illustrated 736 page signed and numbered monograph (book) inside is in excellent condition but the red box has some corner bumping, scratching, scuffing, paper and thread lossand age wear as well as fading to the Valentino cover title; hence reduced price. Makes a superb gift.
Think Valentino: think luxury. Think elegance. Think red carpet. Fashion’s most beloved upholder of refined decadence and the most exciting couturier in business is known around the globe simply by his first name. Only a few years after opening his Fashion house in Rome in 1959, Valentino was already at the height of success, counting Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, and Audrey Hepburn among his devotees. Over forty years later, not much has changed—he’s still dressing the top celebrities, from Gwyneth Paltrow to J.Lo, though now his business is a major economic force in Italy and his Fashion house is among the most famous in the world. Valentino has always designed clothes for glamorous and sophisticated women, never wavering from his signature style even when grunge, deconstruction, and other passing fads were all the rage. Though his couture division almost never makes a profit (his ready-to-wear lines are what fuel the business), his heart is most solidly devoted to the magnificent haute couture gowns that earned him his reputation as Fashion’s most talented dressmaker.
This luxurious limited-edition publication renders homage to Valentino’s illustrious career via a copious selection of images from his archives, including drawings, magazine shoots, advertisements, portraits of Valentino, and documentary photographs; presented chronologically, the visual material is accompanied by a vast array of newspaper and magazine articles about Valentino throughout the years. Text also includes Vanity Fair writer Matt Tyrnauer’s interviews with twenty of Valentino’s closest collaborators and friends as well as an appreciation of Valentino by International Herald Tribune’s Fashion writer Suzy Menkes. All of these elements add up to an in-depth look at the man, his lifestyle, and his genius—a book more comprehensive and stunning than one could hardly dare to dream of. After all, what could be a more fitting tribute to the work of Valentino than a book as beautiful and luxurious as one of his gowns?
About the Authors: Undisputed doyenne of the international fashion press, Suzy Menkes is head fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune. Among the world's most influential fashion critics, she is an officer of the Order of the British Empire as well as a chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. She lives and works in Paris. Matt Tyrnauer is Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine, where he has written and edited numerous features over the years. Among them are stories on Martha Stewart, Siegfried & Roy, Frank Gehry, Merv Griffin, and Valentino. He is a native of Los Angeles and lives in New York City. The editor Armando Chitolina worked as a design consultant and art director at Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, and image consultant for fashion houses Moschino and Mila Schön. His TASCHEN titles include William Claxton's Jazz Seen, Gian Paolo Barbieri's Equator, The Book of Tiki, Naked as a Jaybird and Valentino: A Grand Italian Epic.
Hardcover in clamshell box,
13.0 x 17.3 in.,
738 pages
Multilingual Edition: English, French, German, Italian
Hand signed by artist with flourish underneath.
Measurements:
Box: 19 x 14 1/2 x 3 5/16 inches
Book: 17 10/16 x 13 5/16 x 2 1/2 inches
"Think Valentino, think luxury and elegance. Fashion’s most beloved upholder of refined decadence is the star in luxurious limited-edition book from TASCHEN that includes drawings, magazine shoots, advertisements, portraits of Valentino, and documentary photographs." — Yellow Magazine, Dallas
This incredibly luxurious volume reflects the unmistakable elegance created by the great Italian courtier Valentino Garavani. Creating extravagant and consistently glamorous garments for over 40 years, Valentino’s fashion house continues to cloth the world’s most fabulous women. This over-sized book documents the influential designs produced by Valentino, with the culture and revolutionary women who made them iconic. Housed in a gold-lined, red cloth covered clamshell box, this supreme book contains over 700 pages of full bleed photographs, and words from Valentino, his admirers and contemporaries.
- Creator:Valentino Garavani (1932, Italian)
- Creation Year:2007
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 3.313 in (8.42 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:The book is in excellent condition, but there's thread loss, corner bumping, scuffing, bumping, fading, agewear, etc. to the outer box only.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1745214222622
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