Sunday, July 8, 2007
The End of Our Affair With Valentino
Valentino's story reads better than a Charles Dickens novel. A little boy with a big dream makes it all happen and becomes one of the finest ateliers in Fashion History. Leaving your visible mark on Twenty-First and Twentieth Century fahsions isn't easy, and after all, Valentino had plenty of company, Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Chanel, Lagerfeld, Dior, Balenciaga; they all left their marks. Valentino was being honored in Rome this weekend, with the guest list at the lavish parties reading like a who's who of style-setters. Claudia Schiffer, Joan Collins, Royalty, Anna Wintour, and Sarah Jessica Parker all set in on the show, which was held in historic Roman Venues all weekend.
The celebration fueled rumors that Valentino would be retiring, since the Ateliers usually on celebrate fiftieth anniversaries instead of the peculiar 45 one. Valentino maintains that he is not set to retire, but Permira, an italian investment fund bought out a majority stake in the stocks at the fashion house, which may lead to Valentino being booted to Creative Director.
Nevertheless, the show was dazzling in it's immediacy and details, and led Sarah Jessica Parker to call it, "the most glamorous fashion show of all time."
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