GIAMBATTISTA VALLI news and archive

Video: Giambattista Valli FW 2018/2019 Haute Couture - panel discussion

Mimma Viglezio is joined by Deborah Milner and Grace Woodward to unpick the Giambattista Valli A/W 18 show. Source: SHOWstudio, YouTube.

Video

Video: Giambattista Valli FW18 PFW

Giambattista Valli collection Fall Winter 2018/2019, March 2018, Paris Fashion Week. Source: FF Channel, YouTube

Video

Video: Giambattista Valli Haute Couture SS18

Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018 collection, January 2018, Paris Haute Couture. Source: FF Channel, YouTube

Fashion Featured

Giambattista Valli launches activewear

Since the billionaire Pinault family has taken a majority interest in luxury brand Giambattista Valli, they have had their eyes set on expansion. In an effort to further their global expansion, the brand is launching an activewear capsule collection. While the namesake designer is known for his evening wear gowns, which have been worn by...

ManagementFeatured

Moncler ends runway collections as Thom Browne & Giambattista Valli exit roles

London - Italian luxury label Moncler is set to halt its Gamme Bleu and Gamme Rouge runway collections following its Spring/Summer 2018 season, as the brand is set to head in a new creative direction. This new vision does not include input from designers Thom Browne and Giambattista Valli, creative directors of its Gamme Bleu and Gamme Rouge...

Fashion

Paris Couture Week to debut US labels

Two high-end American labels will make their Paris haute couture debuts Sunday in a week when the French capital pays tribute to two of fashion's legends. New York-based Proenza Schouler and Californian house Rodarte -- who normally present their collections at New York fashion week -- have been invited into the elite haute couture fold, which...

Report

Groupe Artémis acquires minority stake in Maison Valli

Groupe Artémis, the company behind Kering, the global luxury group has acquired a minority stake in Maison Valli, with the potential to become majority shareholder at a later point. Artémis will support the brand in a new chapter of growth, and contribute to the development of Maison Valli. The announcement comes ahead of Giambattista Valli show...

Fashion Featured

Giambattista Valli enjoys success thanks to "too many ideas"

Giambattista Valli says his fledgling ready-to-wear line is thriving -- thanks to spillover synergy from a haute couture operation that has made him a darling of the celebrity A-list set. The Paris-based Roman designer has made his name with spectacularly beautiful and eye-wateringly expensive made-to-measure creations for the likes of singer...

Fashion Featured

Versace sexes up Haute Couture with racy Paris show

Versace got Paris haute couture shows off to a hyper-sexy start with a procession of powerful femme fatales as the big gun designers hit the catwalk Monday. Donatella Versace presented a series of revealing strappy dresses and short sporty Formula One-influenced combinations that dared women to get into the fast lane. "I think women can be...

Fashion Featured

Red carpet looks from the Golden Globes 2016

Hollywood's top stars oozed glamour on Sunday as they hit the Golden Globes red carpet in plenty of bling and sequins -- and with lots of attitude. Here are a few key takeaways from the A-list fashion parade: Strapless Glamour Gina Rodriguez, who won a Globe last year for best actress in a comedy series for "Jane the Virgin" and was a nominee...

Fashion

Giambattista Valli x Seven For All Mankind

Premium denim meets Paris haute couture in the latest collaboration collection from denim label Seven For All Mankind. The US denim brand, which was acquired by VF Corporation in 2007, will be working with Italian designer Giambattista Valli to create a collaborative spring collection, which will offer high waisted jeans, feminine tops and a...

Fashion

PFW says non to the rise of 'Normcore'

Self-aware blandness, aka "Normcore", may be the latest high street buzzword, but for the world of high fashion -- currently gathered in Paris -- the trend is something to be resisted. US retailer Gap's latest advertising campaign -- with the slogan "Dress Normal" -- has been seen by some as an example of the Normcore trend. Coined by the K-Hole...