Valentino Jet Black Velvet Crystal Snake Embroidery Anniversary Fitted Top US 6
By Valentino Garavani, Valentino
Located in Montgomery, TX
. Valentino’s use of the jeweled snake motif resonates with the brand’s dramatic couture tradition, while also
New Valentino Garavani Snake Double Platform Cork Heel Shoes Sandals 39.5 - 9.5
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Montgomery, TX
New Valentino Garavani Snake Double Platform Shoes Sandals Italian size 39.5 - US 9.5 Brown / Beige
Extraordinary 1970s Valentino Haute Couture Gown with Bijoux-Embroidered Snake
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary example of Italian glamour by Valentino. Circa 1970s four ply silk crepe gown
Unavailable
Size: Small/Medium
Valentino Black Patent Leather Skinny Belt with Emerald Swarovski Snake Buckle
By Valentino
Located in Henrico, VA
This valentino skinny belt is patent leather with a nude suede lining. The buckle is a snake head
Valentino Evening Snake crystal feathers handbag 2000
By Valentino
Located in Verviers, BE
Rare and stunning Valentino evening bag, year 2000. Made of black feathers, crystal stones, silver
Valentino Snake Re-edition Embroidered Black Cashmere Sweater Limited Edition
By Valentino
Located in Geneva, CH
This Limited Edition back cashmere sweater from the house of Valentino shows an embroidered snake
VALENTINO Size 9 Black Leather Srappy Crystal Snake Sandals
By Valentino
Located in San Francisco, CA
VALENTINO Sandals consists of leather material in a black color tone. Designed in a slip on style
Valentino Snake, Lizard and Calf Clutch
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Valentino Snake, Lizard and Calf Clutch from the 1980's with signature "V" motif in brown
Valentino lizard skin evening bag/clutch with encrusted crystal snake closure
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
Fine and rare Valentino dark green genuine lizard skin evening bag/clutch with encrusted crystal
Valentino Silk and Snake Skin Pleated Cocktail Dress, Spring 2013 Runway
By Valentino
Located in San Francisco, CA
Valentino cocktail dress comes in a peachy beige sheer silk with a round collar, hidden placket
VALENTINO Burgundy & Green Suede Brown Snake V Logo Top Handles Handbag
By Valentino
Located in San Francisco, CA
This gorgeous burgundy Valentino bag is adorned with classic brown snakeskin detail and gold toned
1980s Valentino With Bejeweled Snake Belt
By Valentino
Located in Rockwood, ON
Valentino a bejewled belt cinches in the waist. The belt is a twisted pewter toned snake that is completely
VALENTINO Brown Suede bag with Metal Entwined Snake Handle
By Valentino
Located in Teaneck, NJ
Gorgeous Valentino brown suede handbag with magnificent entwined snakes as the shoulder strap
Valentino Black Leather Mini Diamond Maison Snake Shoulder Bag
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Black Leather Mini Diamond Maison Snake Shoulder Bag
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Black Leather Mini Diamond Maison Snake Shoulder Bag
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Elevate your style with this gorgeous shoulder bag by Valentino. Crafted from leather, the bag
Valentino Black Leather Mini Diamond Maison Snake Shoulder Bag
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Elevate your style with this gorgeous shoulder bag by Valentino. Crafted from leather, the bag
Valentino Black Leather Mini Diamond Maison Snake Shoulder Bag
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 41
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These slides from Valentino are easy to slip on. They have been crafted from leather and designed
Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 39
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 38
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 40
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 38.5
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 39
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 37
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 39.5
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 37.5
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 36
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 38
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 36
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 38
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 38
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 36
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 37
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 36
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 40
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 39
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 39.5
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 36
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 35
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 37
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 39.5
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 37
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 40
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 37
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 37.5
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Metallic Leather Snake Embellished Thong Flat Sandals EU 39
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Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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Valentino Brown Leather Maison Snake Embellished Flat Slides Size 37
By Valentino
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These slides from Valentino are easy to slip on. They have been crafted from leather and designed
1954 Christian Dior Haute Couture 'Lily of the Valley' Satin Evening Dress Suit
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two piece suit consisting of a jacket and mid length skirt of butter black satin trimmed with a velvet and jet fringe. The fitted jacket is constructed on princess lines with raglan ...
$970Sale Price|60% Off
Size: 37
Gucci 90th Anniversary Fall Runway Python Skakeskin Pump Heels Sz 37 $2425
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Worn Soles.. Uppers & Snakeskin are Mint Condition From Gucci's 90th anniversary Fall Runway show, Frida Giannini cited her influence was Anjelica Huston $2425 * Python Heels...
Gucci Vintage Opulent Beaded Evening Dress Gown NWT
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fab Gucci vintage ravishing red bias cut gown adorned with spiral panels showered in hand beadwork. Features plunging neckline and delicate tie shoulder treatment. Puddles with lon...
$6,290
Size: IT40 measurements in description
GUCCI By Tom Ford S/s 2004 Black Strapless Crystal Snake Dress NWT
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in 上海市, Xuhui district
This is a dramatic and glamorous strapless cocktail dress that exudes bold elegance. The dress features a fitted bodice with an asymmetrical design, crafted from black ruched fabric ...
$5,597Sale Price|20% Off
Size: IT40
VALENTINO BOUTIQUE Vintage Floral Beaded Black Silk Gown Ruffle Maxi Dress
By Valentino
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Valentino Boutique Vintage 100% silk Jet black silk with beautiful beads, sequins, and threading to create a romantic floral cascading pattern Double v-neck front and back with delic...
Gianni Versace Couture Fall 2001 Black Silk Chiffon Tan Leather Belted Gown
By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace
Located in San Diego, CA
Extremely rare Fall 2001 runway GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE, by Donatella, Museum Worthy black silk chiffon and leather full length evening dress! Kylie Minogue also stunned in the gown o...
$7,920
H 6.7 in W 13 in L 5.9 in
Chanel Bowling Bag Luxury Ligne Leather As Seen On Ivanka Trump Red Lambskin Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
As seen on Ivanka Trump, this is a gorgeous luxury ligne Chanel satchel in excellent condition.
Chinese Hand Embroidered Silk Shawl with Flowers and Exotic Birds
Located in New Hope, PA
A stunning and unusual Chinese silk shawl is hand embroidered with silk thread on black silk, with a deep macrame topped fringe on all four sides. The unusual thing is that all of th...
$1,101Sale Price|35% Off
Size: 9.5
New Gucci Suede Black and Gold Ad Runway Platform Heels Pumps Fall 2007 Sz 9.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Platform Heels Rare Fall Winter 2007 Brand New * Stunning Suede Platforms * Black Suede * Gold Wire Threading * Size: 9.5 * Knot Detail at Toe * Leather Insole * 1.25" Front P...
Sold|$11,200
Size: 36
CHRISTIAN DIOR JOHN GALLIANO Rare 2004 Silk Slip Gown & Feather Capelet Ensemble
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Woodland Hills, CA
An extraordinary ensemble from Christian Dior by John Galliano, circa 2004. The gown is a luminous seafoam silk slip, bias-cut for a fluid silhouette that skims the body. It feature...
$938Sale Price|49% Off
Size: 38.5
New Gucci Stunning Crystal & Suede Leather Platform Heels Pumps Sz 38.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Gucci Box Gucci Crystal Suede Leather Platform Heels $1875 Size: 38.5 Black Heel 5" Front Platform 1.25" Peep Toe Leather Footbed Adjustable Ankle Strap Gold Gucci Har...
Versace Pink Silk Buckle Waist Halter Dress S/S 2002
By Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous bight pink silk dress from Versace. It has a halter neckline, ruched side waist and the skirt flares at the hem and is slightly longer in the back. The back waist has inc...
S/S 1995 Giorgio Armani Runway Floral Beaded Brown Silk Bustier Top
By Giorgio Armani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Giorgio Armani bustier top from the Spring/Summer 1995 collection is crafted in chocolate brown silk with tonal floral embroidery and intricate beaded embellishment. The fitted ...
Navy Giorgio Armani Velvet & Silk Strapless Evening Gown Size IT 40
By Giorgio Armani
Located in New York, NY
Navy velvet and silk strapless evening gown by Giorgio Armani. Geometric neckline. Back zip closure. 28" bust, 26" waist, 54" length.
Gianni Versace Couture, Maxi dress
By Gianni Versace Couture
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Gianni Versace Couture, Catwalk 1996 Maxi cow print dress with black and grey print and medusa rhinestone buttons on the straps. The item is in excellent condition.
CHANEL Silk & Lace Bondage Lingerie Style Blouse Top Camisole 42
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Switzerland, CH
A very special piece by Chanel Designed by Karl Lagerfeld Beautiful midnight blue silk top Black lace trimming, lined with nude silk Bondage style Bow tie detail Simply slips on CC ...
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.
Find vintage Valentino evening dresses, handbags and other items on 1stDibs now.
Whether they’re Hermès sandals, black Jimmy Choo boots, ivory-leather-and-pink-daisy heels by sublime shoemaker Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin platform pumps, you can find your next pair of legendary luxury vintage and designer shoes today on 1stDibs.
Shoes offered by the likes of Versace, Chanel, Charles Jourdan or Prada are integral to completing your carefully orchestrated street-style or evening ensemble these days, but footwear wasn’t always the big deal it is for your average Adidas enthusiast.
The decorative floor-length gowns that upper-class women of the 18th century wore meant that their shoes, then likely featuring high curved heels finished with woven or embroidered silks — a sharp contrast to the heavy, rudimentary form of the era’s footwear for men — were partially or entirely obscured by the base of their ornate dresses. What good is fashion if it’s tucked away?
Our modern age’s legions of sneakerheads might have trouble tracking down a pair of black-and-gold vintage Jordans but can at least fill their dream closets with original Adidas Gazelles or 1980s New Balances if they put the time in, while 1990s-era Prada pumps or a good pair of mid-20th-century jewel-tone heels in satin or silk haven’t lost their allure with today’s nostalgic fashionistas.
A pair of shoes can commemorate an achievement, mark an important trip overseas and is sometimes a rich manifestation of a hard-won physical feat. On 1stDibs, find Chanel flats or two-tone heels, Christian Dior pumps, vintage Margiela Tabi boots and many more designer shoes today.