Rare 1960s Vintage Valentino 2 Piece Skirt Suit Logo Buttons Clare Pearone Store
View Similar Items
Rare 1960s Vintage Valentino 2 Piece Skirt Suit Logo Buttons Clare Pearone Store
About the Item
Valentino
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.
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 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 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.
- Chanel Jacket and Skirt Suit in Black Wool With Silk Lining Cruise Resort 1996By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for ChanelLocated in Portland, ORThis is a wonderful vintage black wool Chanel suit designed by Karl Lagerfeld for the 1996 Cruise / Resort collection. The outfit includes a skirt and a double breasted jacket with an interesting connecting piece of fabric that crosses over at the collar bone...Category
1990s French Skirt Suits
- Valentino Boutique Vintage Black Boucle Skirt Suit With 2 Blazers Solid & PlaidBy ValentinoLocated in Portland, ORThis vintage Valentino Boutique Collectible skirt suit ensemble comes with 2 different blazer options. This includes a vintage Valentino black boucle wool skirt and both a black bouc...Category
1970s Italian Skirt Suits
- 3pc Jaeger Burgundy Velvet Jacket w/ Printed Wool Blouse Top With & Skirt SuitBy JaegerLocated in Portland, ORThis is a beautifully made Jaeger 3 piece outfit in rich Autumnal/Winter hues. We love the deep red velvet jacket and the gorgeous print of the blouse ...Category
1980s British Skirt Suits
- 1980s Vintage Lillie Rubin Polka Dot Sequin Shorts & Zip Sweatshirt Suit Set MedBy Lillie RubinLocated in Portland, ORThis is a show stopping vintage 1980's Lillie Rubin short set that includes a pair of elastic waist shorts and a sweatshirt style zip front jacket. The base color of both pieces is black and the jacket has sequin polka dots in bold shades of yellow, green, red, and purple. The set is fully lined in black silk. The zip front sweatshirt style jacket has long raglan oversized sleeves, pockets, a mandarin style short collar and a metal zipper down the center front seam for closure. The cuffs and collar are in a rayon lined stretch fabric. The rayon lined shorts have pockets, front pleats and a back elastic waistband. There is a wide hook and eye closure in the center front opening with a metal zipper. Wear this outfit as a fun evening dress alternative with the right shoes or boots! We have two sets of this amazing vintage Lillie Rubin silk sequin short sets available on 1stdibs! They came from an estate and were worn as matching ensembles...Category
1980s Indian Suits, Outfits and Ensembles
$348 Sale Price49% Off - Vintage Valentino Boutique Black Velvet Skirt Suit With Satin Trim Size 6By ValentinoLocated in Portland, ORThis is a beautiful Valentino Boutique black velvet skirt suit with a pencil skirt and belted smoking jacket. The pretty jacket ties at the waist and has hidden buttons up the front., ribbed satin on the high collar and trim on the cuffs, and decorative breast pockets. It has two functional side slit pockets at the hip below the tied waist. The skirt zips at the waist to a hook closure. It has a fixed waist and a long slit up the side. The jacket is marked as a 6, and the skirt an 8. They would fit a modern US size 6. This is a great opportunity to own two fabulous separate pieces or to own a wonderful designer suit...Category
1980s Italian Skirt Suits
- Escada Margaretha Ley Vintage Trouser & Jacket Pant Suit Textured Blue CottonBy EscadaLocated in Portland, ORThis is a wonderful Escada vintage blue pantsuit with raised embroidered abstract lines across the jacket and pants. The pants are high waisted and butt...Category
1980s German Trouser Pant Suits
$278 Sale Price60% Off
- Giorgio Armani Wool Suit JacketBy Giorgio ArmaniLocated in Carnate, ITGiorgio Armani Wool Suit Jacket Giorgio Armani suit. In wool blend, gray \ dove-gray color. The jacket is a size 42 it but fits wide. It measures 4...Category
1990s Jackets
- F/W 1998 Thierry Mugler Runway Burgundy Sculptural Metal Appliqué Skirt SuitBy Thierry MuglerLocated in West Hollywood, CAPresenting a sculptural purple Thierry Mugler skirt suit, designed by Manfred Mugler. From the Fall/Winter 1998 collection, this incredible suit debuted in the season's runway presen...Category
1990s French Skirt Suits
- Vintage St John Caviar Black Knit Wool Blazer and Skirt SuitLocated in North Hollywood, CAVintage St John Caviar Black Knit blazer and skirt suit. St John Caviar Black Wool Jacket with St John Black Wool skirt Black wool unlined jacket and sk...Category
Late 20th Century American Skirt Suits
$440 Sale Price20% Off - S/S 1998 Gucci by Tom Ford Runway GG Monogram Satin Black PantsuitBy Gucci, Tom Ford for GucciLocated in West Hollywood, CAPresenting a rare Gucci black GG monogram pantsuit set, designed by Tom Ford. This woven GG print was prominently displayed on multiple looks during the Spring/Summer 1998 Gucci runw...Category
1990s Italian Trouser Pant Suits
- 1999 Gucci by Tom Ford Black Denim Web Trim Skirt Jacket SetBy Gucci, Tom Ford for GucciLocated in West Hollywood, CAPresenting a fabulous Gucci black denim skirt set, designed by Tom Ford. From 1999, this two-piece set is made up of a denim jacket with a matching skirt. ...Category
1990s Italian Skirt Suits
- F/W 1992 Gianni Versace Red Leopard Print Skirt SuitBy Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace CoutureLocated in West Hollywood, CAPresenting This classic red leopard print skirt suit is from Gianni Versace's Fall/Winter 1992 collection, designed by Gianni Versace. If this isn't a powe...Category
1990s Italian Skirt Suits