Valentino New Cut out Silk Gown SS 2001
By Valentino
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible off white silk gown from Valentino. It is sleeveless with cut outs at the waist front, sides and back which including the chest décolletage are covered in fine black c...
S/S 2001 Valentino Garavani Sheer Beaded Collared Blouse
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Valentino Garavani blouse from the Spring/Summer 2001 collection is cut in a fitted silhouette with a deep plunging V neckline.
Valentino F/W 2001 Black Panther Satin One Shoulder Gown
By Valentino
Located in Paris, FR
One shoulder gown Valentino silk satin featuring hand-appliqué panther motifs throughout. Crafted from lustrous black silk satin with dramatic asymmetrical silhouette. The gown showc...
Valentino Demi-Couture SS 2001 exquisite silk sequin embellished floral gown
By Valentino
Located in PARIS, FR
Extremely rare and breathtaking Valentino Demi-Couture silk floral-motif sequin embellished maxi gown from the Spring Summer 2001 collection.
F/W 2001 Valentino Garavani Runway Satin Black Panther Sheer Rhinestone Gown 8
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This black one-shoulder gown from Valentino Garavani’s Fall/Winter 2001 collection features sheer panels with satin panthers, finished with rhinestone eyes.
NWT F/W 2001 Valentino Garavani Red Sheer Lace Mini Dress 12
By Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a stunning bright red Valentino mini dress from the Fall/Winter 2001 collection.
NWT F/W 2001 Valentino Garavani Ad Black Beaded Backless Mini Dress 12
By Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a stunning black Valentino mini dress. From the Fall/Winter 2001 collection, this halter neck style dress was highlighted in the season's ad campaign, modeled by Carolin R...
Valentino F/W 2001 Suede Leather Trim Wrap Jacket
By Valentino
Located in Paris, FR
Suede wrap jacket Valentino featuring contrasting brown leather trim throughout. Crafted from soft beige suede with curved leather piping that traces the lapels, front opening, and c...
Valentino S/S 2001 Runway Sheer Panel Embellished Brown Dress Gown
By Valentino
Located in Englishtown, NJ
VALENTINO S/S 2001 Runway Embellished Sheer Panel Dress Gown IT 42 Look 64 from the S/S 2001 Collection.
Valentino Vintage Runway Embellished Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2001 Size 6
By Valentino
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Valentino Vintage Runway Black & Nude Embellished Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2001 Size 6
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H 3.5 in W 3.5 in D 0.75 in
VALENTINO GARAVANI Silver Metal EVENING BAG White ENAMELED Rare Purse
By Valentino
Located in Rome, Rome
Brand: VALENTINO GARAVANI - Made in Italy Logos / Tags: VALENTINO GARAVANI Made in Italy tag inside Period / Era: 2001 Condition rate & details (please read our con...
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H 3.5 in W 3.5 in D 0.75 in
VALENTINO GARAVANI Silver Metal Black ENAMEL EVENING BAG Haute Couture RARE
By Valentino
Located in Rome, Rome
Brand: VALENTINO GARAVANI - Made in Italy Logos / Tags: VALENTINO GARAVANI Made in Italy Tag inside Period / Era: 2001 Condition rate & details (please read our condition ch...
VALENTINO beige 2001 CRYSTAL & ROSE EMBELLISHED TULLE Bag
By Valentino
Located in Zürich, CH
The interior is fully lined in smooth beige silk, completing this romantic and collectible Valentino evening piece with exceptional artisanal detail and timeless elegance.
Valentino Garavani vintage Fall/Winter 2001 evening bag
By Valentino Garavani
Located in NICE, FR
Rare in Nice.vintage.darling: An exceptional Valentino evening bag from the Fall/Winter 2001 collection, showcasing the House’s remarkable savoir-faire and couture-level craftsmanship.
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Size: FR 38 - US 6 - UK 10 - IT 42
Valentino black beaded lace and ostrich feather evening top and skirt, fw 2001
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
▪ Valentino evening top and skirt set ▪ Black beaded French lace ▪ Ostrich feather trim ▪ Spaghetti strap top ▪ Matching mid-length skirt ▪ US 6 - FR 38 - UK 10 - IT 42 ▪ Fall-...
Vintage Valentino S/S 2001 Runway Nude Sexy Sheer Fully Embellished Dress Gown
By Valentino
Located in Montgomery, TX
Vintage Valentino Nude Sexy Sheer Fully Embellished Dress S/S 2001 Runway Collection Naomi Campbell is wearing a dress supermodel Elle Macpherson wore for Valentino's 40th anniversar...
Valentino S/S 2001 nude silk chiffon gold bead silver sequin trouser look 57
By Valentino
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Valentino S/S 2001 nude silk chiffon gold bead silver sequin trouser look number 57...These gorgeous trousers sit just below the natural waistline...Tapered leg...Double lined in sil...
S/S 2001 Valentino Mesh and Silk Tan Embellished Gown
By Valentino
Located in North Hollywood, CA
S/S 2001 Valentino mesh and silk tan embellished gown.
MORPHEW ATELIER Cream Silk Charmeuse & Chiffon Beaded Lace Bias Cut Gown
Located in New York, NY
MORPHEW ATELIER Cream Silk Charmeuse & Chiffon Beaded Lace Bias Cut Gown Measurements Overall length: 55 in. Bust : 33 in. Waist : 25 in. Hip : 35 in.
$6,650
Size: F38 fits XS/S
DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO 2003 Vintage Ballet Slipper Pink Silk Gown Maxi Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Leonardo, NJ
John Galliano for Christian Dior Vintage SS03 Ballet slipper pale pink 100% silk Size F38 fits XS/S best Great condition, has some wear to fabric at bust and waist as pictured, faint...
2000S JOHN GALLIANO CHRISTIAN DIOR Olive Green Silk Chiffon One Shoulder Dress
By John Galliano
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully made with an internal corset to keep the shape of the dress. Some damage due to young rich girls who's mother's taught them no sense of decorum. Damage is on side where t...
UNWORN Christian Dior by John Galliano Deep Cleavage Laceup Silk Dress 4
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Switzerland, CH
This dress is a variation of Goldie Hawn's Golden Globe Dress created exclusively by John Galliano An extremely luxurious and CHRISTIAN DIOR signature piece that will last you for y...
Rare Natural Silver Raccoon Hooded Fur Coat
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This vintage coat is made of very high quality silver raccoon fur is 3/4 lenght with an attached hood, rare to find. We offer more exclusive fur items, view our frontstore Details:...
Richard Tyler Couture Autumn Floral Printed Silk Chiffon Dress
By Richard Tyler, Richard Tyler Couture
Located in New Hope, PA
Richard Tyler has chosen an interesting micro pleated autumnal silk chiffon for this chic cocktail dress. This gives the dress enough room to just slip on over your head. It has a ro...
Manolo Blahnik Size 41 / 11 Raspberry Pink Patent Leather Strappy High Heels
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MANOLO BLAHNIK raspberry pink patent leather strappy high heels in hard to find Size 41 / US 11 ! Features three adjustable straps with silver / nickel hardware. Leather so...
Versace Silk Halter Dress with Embroidery
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous fine stretch silk halter dress from Versace with a colorful pink lily print on a turquoise background. The halter neck and bust area are comprised of intricate silk cord f...
1990s Vintage Chloe by Karl Lagerfeld Yellow Chiffon Angel Blouse w/ Rhinestones
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous vintage Chloe blouse, designed by Karl Lagerfeld! Butter yellow color, on scrumptious silk chiffon. Angel-like bell sleeves, with rhinestones encrusted around collar, and at...
$375Sale Price|50% Off
Roland Klein for Bergdorf Goodman early 1980's Sexy Red Dress
By Roland Klein
Located in New Hope, PA
Roland Klein began working under marc Bohan at Dior in the early 1960's, he then worked as Karl Lagerfeld's assistant at Patou. In 1979 he opened his own firm in London and this sexy...
New Gucci New Midnight Green Python Mule Heels Sz 38.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Python Mules Brand New * Stunning in Midnight Green Python * Silver Horsebit Hardware * Size: 38.5 * Silver Studded Sides * Python & Leather Insole * Open toe * 5.5" Heel...
DSquared2 Fall 2013 Black Crepe Waterfall Old Hollywood Evening Gown
By Dsquared2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From designers Dean and Den Caten comes this elegant DSquared2 black crepe evening gown from their F/W 2013 collection. Demure in the front, dramatic in the back. A beautifully ...
$1,680Sale Price|20% Off
Carolina Herrera Ivory Cotton/Linen and Silk Applique Gown - 6
By Carolina Herrera
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Carolina Herrera Ivory Cotton/Linen and Silk Applique Gown - 6 This breathtaking gown is made of an Ivory Cotton Linen Gown has extraordinary silk applique and beaded/pearl/rhinesto...
Remarkable Vintage Oscar de la Renta Black Velvet & Chiffon Grecian Gown
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in San Diego, CA
Absolutely remarkable vintage Oscar de la Renta gown! Beautiful black silk velvet skirt, with a pleated asymmetrical chiffon bodice. Slight mermaid train. Hidden hook-and-eyes at top...
Hippy Style Gold Brocade Robe Coat with Embroidery and Pockets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Unique hand made one- off a kind vintage colorful robe manteau. We offer more excluisive items, view our frontstore Embroidered with sequins and vintage Indian pieces gold brocade...
Ralph Lauren Purple Label Spring Summer 2012 pink floral maxi gown
By Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Ralph Lauren
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Ralph Lauren pastel pink silk floral print gown from the Spring Summer 2012 collection. As seen on the runway, accessorised with a baby pink boa collar. Purple Label. Designer ...
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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