Valentino 1973 Rainbow Chevron Psychedelic Sweater in Multicolor
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino 1973 Rainbow Chevron Psychedelic Sweater in Multicolor.
Valentino 1973 Rainbow Chevron Psychedelic Sweater in Multicolor
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino 1973 Rainbow Chevron Psychedelic Sweater in Multicolor.
VALNETINO mulitoclor 2022 OPTICAL V ARCHIVE 1973 One Piece Swimsuit S
By Valentino
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Valentino swimsuit is crafted in a multicolor polyamide (72%) and elastane (28%) blend, showcasing the bold V Optical Archive 1973 print—a vibrant nod to the hous...
Valentino 1973 Rainbow Acrylic Clutch Bag Miniaudière, 2015
By Valentino
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Rainbow acrylic Valentino 1973 minaudière with gold-tone hardware, single detachable gold tone drop-in chain-link shoulder strap, multicolored chevron pattern at front, color block s...
Valentino 1973 Rainbow Rockstud Leather Sandals
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in London, GB
The bold, rainbow stripes of valentino's 1973 capsule collection are a nod to the psychedelic prints found in the house's collection of that year.
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leather
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leather, crafted from multicolor striped leather, features a backhand strap, signature rockstud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leather
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leather, crafted from multicolor striped leather, features a backhand strap, signature rockstud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leather
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leather, crafted from multicolor striped leather, features a backhand strap, polished Valentino signature rockstud detailing and gold...
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Tote Rigid Leather Mini
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Rockstud Tote Rigid Leather Mini, crafted from multicolor rainbow rigid leather, features dual rolled handles, pyramid stud trim details, and gold-tone hardware.
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leather Mini
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Valentino 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leather Mini mixes bold and chic style perfect for on the moments.
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leather Mini
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Valentino 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leather Mini mixes bold and chic style perfect for on the moments.
Valentino 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Medium
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Medium, crafted from multicolor striped leather, features a long chain strap, pyramid studs at the center, and gold-tone ha...
Valentino 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Mini
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Mini, crafted from multi color striped leather, features a long chain strap, pyramid studs at the center, and gold-tone har...
Haute Couture Valentino 1973
By Valentino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
2 piece day wear made for model, actress, mistress of Darryl Zanuck.
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flip Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Small
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flip Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Small, crafted from rainbow striped leather, features a leather shoulder strap, pyramid stud trim details, and gol...
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flip Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Small
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
This Valentino 1973 Rockstud Flip Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Small, crafted from rainbow striped leather, features a leather shoulder strap, pyramid stud trim details, and gol...
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Nylon Mini
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Key Ring, Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 1", Height 8.5", Width 6", Depth 3", Strap Drop 7-12" Designer: Valentino Model: 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Nylon Min...
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leather Mini
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 0.5", Height 8.5", Width 6", Depth 3", Strap Drop 7.5-12" Designer: Valentino Model: 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leath...
Valentino 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leather Mini
By Valentino Garavani
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 0.5", Height 8.5", Width 6", Depth 3", Strap Drop 7.5-12" Designer: Valentino Model: 1973 Rockstud Backpack Striped Leath...
Valentino 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Small
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 12.5", Height 6", Width 8", Depth 2", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Valentino Model: 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leathe...
Valentino 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Medium
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 12.5", Height 7", Width 10.5", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Valentino Model: 1973 Glam Lock Shoulder Bag Striped Leather Med...
Valentino Multicolor Leather 1973 Rainbow Rockstud Crossbody Bag
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Trust this Valentino 1973 Rainbow Rockstud bag to be light, durable, and comfortable to carry.
1973 Valentino Striped Lightweight Coat
By Valentino
Located in Rockwood, ON
Whenever you find a piece that is dated it instantly becomes extra special! This piece is clearly gated 1973 and it is fabulous to boot! It is constructed from a coated cotton that a...
Valentino Rockstud 1973 Tote Striped Leather Medium
By Valentino
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 10", Width 13", Depth 5", Strap Drop 17" Designer: Valentino Model: Rockstud 1973 Tote Striped Leather Medium E...
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H 4.14 in W 0.79 in L 7.49 in
Valentino Multicolor Leather 1973 Rainbow Rockstud Zip Around Wallet
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The durable leather construction and the statement details of this wallet make it a reliable accessory. This fine wallet features a vibrant exterior with Rockstud trims and a gold-to...
Valentino Multicolor Leather Rockstud 1973 Ankle Strap Sandals Size 40.5
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
When considering Valentino, three words come to mind: luxurious, bold, and iconic.
Valentino Pink Leather Multicolor Wedge 1973 Espadrille Sandals Size 36
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Combining the joy of comfort with great craftsmanship, these leather sandals by Valentino are meant to be yours. They bring a design of peep toes, buckle-held slingbacks and colorful...
Valentino Pink Leather Multicolor Wedge 1973 Espadrille Sandals Size 36
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Combining the joy of comfort with great craftsmanship, these leather sandals by Valentino are meant to be yours. They bring a design of peep toes, buckle-held slingbacks and colorful...
Valentino Garavani 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leather
By Valentino Garavani
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 2-7", Height 6", Width 11", Depth 1", Strap Drop 6" Designer: Valentino Garavani Model: 1973 Rockstud Flap Clutch Striped Leathe...
Valentino Pink Leather 1973 Wedge Platform Espadrille Ankle Strap Sandals Size 3
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Pair your favorite outfit with these Valentino sandals for a stylish look. Flaunt style at its best with these beautiful leather sandals that feature a gorgeous mix of colors, ankle ...
Valentino Pastel Green Leather 1973 Espadrille Wedge Ankle-Strap Sandals Size 35
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals from the House of Valentino are all about flaunting eternal class and elegance! They are made from pastel green leather on the exterior and feature open toes, espadrill...
Vintage Original 1970s Valentino Boutique Colour Block Maxi Dress & Leather Belt
By Valentino
Located in Portsmouth, Hampshire
This design was relaunched by Valentino in 2015 named "1973" Size UK 8, measuring 16 inches across bust 12 inches across waist and 57 inches length
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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