$1,150
H 17 in W 14.5 in D 2 in
Paris, le Sacre Coeur, Rue du Chevalier de la Barre
By Robert Giovani
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Giovani (French, 1900-1977 Title: Paris, le Sacre Coeur, Rue du Chevalier de la
Oil
$5,875
H 29.25 in W 27 in D 27 in
French Early Modern Console / Vanity /Desk /Writing Table, Robert Mallet-Stevens
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in New York, NY
: Robert Mallet-Stevens, Le Chevalier, Jean Prouve, Bauhaus, Mies Van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier.
Marble, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Valentino Couture Silk Blouse with Gold Dots
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Iconic Circa 1970 Valentino Couture Red Silk Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Unavailable
Valentino Prêt-å-Porter Yellow Crepe Blouse
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Unavailable
Size: 6/8 (larger size in the bust)
Valentino Prêt-å-Porter White Crepe Gown with Embroidered Straps
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Circa 1978 Valentino Couture Black Silk and Lace Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Haute Couture Cocktail Dress
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2006 for his services to
Valentino Haute Couture Cocktail Dress
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2006 for his services to
Valentino Prêt-å-Porter Brown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
1980s Valentino Couture
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Couture Orientalism Finely Beaded Leopard Organza Dres
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Prêt-å-Porter White Crepe One Shoulder Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
1970s Valentino Couture Jacket with Spectacular Embroidered Bee
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Couture Black and White Dress
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Embroidered silk Bag with Jeweled Rose Clasp
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Prêt-å-Porter Silver Embroidered 'Bow' Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
"My Paris", Maurice Chevalier & Robert Doisneau, 1972
By Robert Doisneau, Maurice Chevalier
Located in CA, CA
at Paris and it’s people through the words of singer and entertainer Maurice Chevalier, and the
Valentino Night Leather and Python Jeweled Belt
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Night Leather and Silk Jeweled Arrow Belt
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
1978 Valentino Haute Couture Ruffled and Lace Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was made a Chevalier de
1970s Valentino Day Calendar
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Extremely Rare Circa 1962 Valentino Haute Couture Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was made a Chevalier de
Valentino Couture Red Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Prêt-å-Porter Red Silk Chiffon Halterneck Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
1980s Valentino Couture
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
actresses Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was made a Chevalier de la
1980s Valentino Jeweled and Gilt Chain Panther Belt
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Faux Python Valentino "V" Bag with V Chain Straps
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
1970s Valentino Blue and White Porcelain Heart Bowl
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Couture Yellow Double Face Cashmere Coat
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
An Extremely Rare Circa 1962 Valentino Couture Gown
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Couture Black Silk Floral Print Blouse
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
1968 Valentino Couture Coat with Embroidered V Motif.
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
Valentino Couture Fully Embroidered Red Flowers Skirt
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
1968 Valentino Prêt-å-Porter "White Collection' Fringed Dress
By Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Onassis and actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. He was
$48,000
H 0.25 in W 72 in D 42 in
French Art Deco Tapestry, Handwoven Wool, Signed, Circa 1970s, 72x42"
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco tapestry France, circa 1970s Handwoven Signed: Bleynie.
Wool
The mononymously known Italian designer Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (b. 1932) is renowned for his fashion house of romantic styles and feminine shapes that he founded in Rome in 1960. Valentino dresses, skirts and other apparel captured the hearts of many of Italy’s wealthiest ladies in the couturier’s early days and led to commissions from Babe Paley, Gloria Guinness, Jayne Wrightsman and others on the international best-dressed list (when it still meant something). They sought out Valentino for gorgeous gowns, jackets, elegant daytime wear and even when they needed wedding dresses.
An early fascination with fashion developed when Valentino attended the theater as a child and was dazzled by the evening gowns on stage. While a teenager in Voghera, Lombardy, he studied under Italian designer Ernestina Salvadeo and soon moved to Paris, where he trained at the École des Beaux-Arts and the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Valentino spent time apprenticing under haute couturiers Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche, learning how to design and construct high fashion while also thinking about how to strike out on his own.
In 1959, Valentino returned to Italy, and a year later, he opened his own salon, soon joining with longtime professional and personal partner Giancarlo Giammetti. It was located on Rome’s trendy Via Condotti and modeled after the French maisons. One of his earliest clients was Elizabeth Taylor, who discovered Valentino while she was in Rome filming Cleopatra and ordered the white dress that she wore to the premiere of Spartacus.
When the designer launched his first couture line in 1962 with its fiery red colors, it was internationally celebrated, with Valentino soon attiring fashion trendsetters including Princess Margaret and Audrey Hepburn. He formed an especially close friendship with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, for whom he designed numerous dresses. Luxurious drapery with fine needlework, bold uses of color and dramatic flourishes would define Valentino fashion across the decades.
As a fashion house, Valentino is best known for its signature Valentino Red color, though one of its iconic lines is the monochromatic “no colour” collection for which the designer won the Neiman Marcus Award in 1967. (The collection also debuted his trademark “V.”) The white dresses and beige dresses led to a demand for Valentino wedding gowns, with clients including Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez and Anne Hathaway.
Valentino retired from his fashion empire in 2007, with Alessandra Facchinetti and then the duo Maria Grazia Chiuri (who departed in 2016) and Pierpaolo Piccioli succeeding him as creative directors. But Valentino still steps out of retirement for special occasions, such as designing a wedding gown for Princess Madeleine of Sweden in 2013.
Today, the brand offers a range of collections that include the Valentino Garavani line and REDValentino, a diffusion line that is aimed at a younger audience. The house has expanded far beyond women’s haute couture and prêt-à-porter to encompass various lines of accessories, including shoes, sunglasses, scarves and perfume.
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