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Valentino: First Name in Fashion [Hardcover]

Matt Tyrnauer , Suzy Menkes , Armando Chitolina

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  • Hardcover: 738 pages
  • Publisher: Taschen GmbH; Limited edition (30 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 3822848441
  • ISBN-13: 978-3822848449
  • Product Dimensions: 54.4 x 43.8 x 15.8 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,815,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This title presents the glamorous life and work of Valentino Garavani.Think Valentino: think luxury - think elegance - think red carpet. Fashion's most beloved upholder of refined decadence and the most exciting couturier in business is known around the globe simply by his first name. Only a few years after opening his fashion house in Rome in 1959, Valentino was already at the height of success, counting Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, and Audrey Hepburn among his devotees. Over forty years later, not much has changed - he's still dressing the top celebrities, from Gwyneth Paltrow to J.Lo, though now his business is a major economic force in Italy and his fashion house is among the most famous in the world.Valentino has always designed clothes for glamorous and sophisticated women, never wavering from his signature style even when grunge, deconstruction, and other passing fads were all the rage. Though his couture division almost never makes a profit (his ready-to-wear lines are what fuel the business), his heart is most solidly devoted to the magnificent haute couture gowns that earned him his reputation as fashion's most talented dressmaker. This luxurious limited-edition publication renders homage to Valention's illustrious career via a copious selection of images from his archives, including drawings, magazine shoots, advertisements, portraits of Valentino, and documentary photographs; presented chronologically, the visual material is accompanied by a vast array of newspaper and magazine articles about Valentino throughout the years.Text also includes "Vanity Fair" writer Matt Tyrnauer's interviews with twenty of Valentino's closest collaborators and friends as well as an appreciation of Valentino by "International Herald Tribune's" fashion writer Suzy Menkes. All of these elements add up to an in-depth look at the man, his lifestyle, and his genius - a book more comprehensive and stunning than one could hardly dare to dream of. After all, what could be a more fitting tribute to the work of Valentino than a book as beautiful and luxurious as one of his gowns? The Collector's Edition is limited to 2,000 individually numbered copies, each signed by Valentino. Each book is finished in an elegant book cloth with six-color silk-screen printing and comes in a clamshell box finished in silk cloth, especially tinted in Valentino red.Many famous friends of Valentino and celebrated fashion experts contributed to this book with very personal texts: Graydon Carter from "Vanity Fair", Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes, French Socialite; Farah Diba, widow of the late Shah of Iran; Rupert Everett, English actor; John Fairchild from "Women's Wear Daily"; Patrick McCarthy from "Women's Wear Daily" and "W"; Ingrid Sischy from "Interview"; Franca Sozzani from "Vogue Italia"; and, Anna Wintour from "Vogue USA".

About the Author

Queen of the fashion world, Suzy Menkes is the head fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune. She is among the most influential fashion critics

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beautiful anthology book of valentino 3 May 2011
By J. park - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
with signature red cover, the book encompasses all aspects of Valentino's design aspects including some interesting illustrations printed on archival matte paper.

Although beautifully made, the price $1800 is not for a faint of heart. I would have given 5 stars for the book's contents, but the price brings down the rating to 3.

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