The following biography contains information on Fashion Designer Garavani Valentino.

BIOGRAPHY
VALENTINO, date of creation: 1959

1959
Having completed his fashion studies and an apprenticeship with Jean Dess¸s and Guy Laroche, Valentino starts up his first studio in Rome

1960
Begins his collaboration with Giancarlo Giammetti, who manages the commercial development of the House of Valentino

1962
His first collection at the international fashion Gotha in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence, is a triumphant success

1965
Valentino is recognized as the top name in Italian Haute Couture

1967
He is awarded the Neiman Marcus Prize in Dallas (the equivalent of an Oscar in the world of Fashion)

1968
Valentino's reputation is secured with the enormous success of his "Collezione Bianca", the first clothes and accessories to have the magic "V" label

Designs the wedding dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy for her marriage to Aristote Onassis

1969
Begins his Boutique line of clothes and opens the first Valentino shop in Milan

1970
Launch of his first Ready-to-Wear collections

Opening of Valentino boutiques in Rome and New York

1971
Opening of the first menswear shop in Via Condotti

1975
First fashion show of his Ready-to-Wear collection in Paris

1976
Opens a boutique in Tokyo


1978

Launch of the Valentino perfume at a gala evening in Paris, at the Thˇ‰tre des Champs Elysˇes


1982

Publication of the book "Valentino", edited by Franco Maria Ricci

20 September, Valentino presents his Autumn/Winter collection at the Metropolitan Museum in New York

1984
Valentino celebrates his twenty-fifth year in the business and receives an official award from the Minister for Industry

1985
He is awarded the Grand'Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito by the President of Italy

1986
Receives the highest decoration possible in Italy, the Cavaliere di Gran Croce, from the President

1989
First show of the Haute Couture collection in Paris

1990
In February, Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti found L.I.F.E (initials in Italian for "Fighting, Informing, Building, Teaching"), an association working for the fight against Aids

The Accademia Valentino is officially opened to the public with an exhibition of painters of the Roman School

Exhibition of "The Art of Cartier" at the Accademia Valentino

Publication of the book "Valentino: Trent'Anni de Magia", by Leonardo

1991
To celebrate his thirtieth year in the fashion business, an exhibition entitled "Valentino: Thirsty Years of Magic" is organized in Valentino's honour by the Mayor of Rome at the Capitole Museum, while the Accademia Valentino presents a retrospective of his designs

Creation of the perfume Vendetta for men and women

1992
Exhibition at the Accademia Valentino entitled: "La seduzione da Boucher a Warhol"

The "Valentino: Thirty Years of Magic"' exhibition is invited to go to New York to coincide with the fifth centenary celebrations of the discovery of America.

Valentino is invited by the Chinese government to stage a show in Beijing

1994
In January, Valentino presents his first ever costume designs at the Eisenhower Theatre in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Center, Washington, for an opera entitled "The Dream of Valentino", based on the life of the movie star Rudolf Valentino

1995
Valentino's return to Italy is celebrated on 14 January in Florence with a fashion show at the Stazione Leopolda, over thirty years his first show at the Palazzo Pitti. The Mayor of Florence awards him the "Premio speciale dell'arte nella moda"

1996
Valentino is named Cavaliere del Lavoro

1998
The House of Valentino is bought by H.d.P group (Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali), present on the Stock market.

Their goal is to create the first italian luxury group


Activities and Brands
Haute Couture

Women's ready-to-wear

Men's ready-to-wear

Perfumes

Accessories


Whom to Contact


www.valentino.it

France
8 Place Vend™me
75001 Paris

Italy
Piazza Mignanelli 22
00187 Rome

Via Manzoni 19
20121 Milan

United Kingdom
174 Sloane Street
London SW1 9QJ

United States
600 Madison Avenue
New York 10022

Japan
3-3 Kioi-Cho Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 102


Major Retail Outlets

France
17/19 Avenue Montaigne
75008 Paris

27 Rue du Fbg St Honorˇ
75008 Paris

376 Rue St Honorˇ
75001 Paris

Deauville
Place du Casino
14100 Deauville

Principality of Monaco
7/9 Avenue de Montecarlo
Monte Carlo

Italy
Via Condotti 13
00187 Rome

Via Bocca di Leone 15
00187 Rome

Via Montenapoleone 20
20121 Milan

Via della Vigna Nuova 47R
Firenze

San Marco 1473
Venezia

United Kingdom
174 Sloane Street
London SW1 9QJ

Switzerland
49 Rue du Rh™ne
Geneva

Gstaad
Lauenestrasse
Gstaad

Greece
16 Levidou St.
Athens

Aryiropoulou 1-3
Athens-Kifissia

Russia
Kuznetsky Most 20
Moscow

United States
747 Madison Avenue
10021 New York

2 Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills
Los Angeles

240 Worth Avenue
Palm Beach

Japan
3-12 Kioi-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo 102

Sunroser Akasaka
Hotel New Otani
Tokyo

Imperial Plaza
Hotel Imperial
Tokyo

Imperial Plaza
Hotel Imperial
Osaka

China


The Landmark
Hong Kong

The Regent Hotel
Kowloon
Hong Kong

RUNWAY SHOWS
Valentino M W

COMPANY PROFILE
Valentino

JOB TITLES
Designer

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