Valentino Garavani. Una grande storia italiana, Art Edition
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Art Edition, limited to 100 numbered copies (No. 1–100), each signed by Valentino and accompanied by four prints of original drawings from the 1950s and 1960s
Valentino Garavani. Una grande storia italiana, Art Edition
7000First Name in Fashion
The glamorous life and work of Valentino Garavani
Never wavering from his signature style even when grunge, deconstruction, and other passing fads were all the rage, Valentino has always designed clothes for glamorous and sophisticated women. 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 opulent Art Edition is the ultimate homage to Valentino,combining an exclusive signed monograph with four prints of original drawings from the 1950s and 1960s, each signed by Valentino. A privileged inside look at the designer’s working process, these exquisite drawings include original designs for Princess Pignatelli and Jacqueline Kennedy, complete with fabric samples.
The book’s featured images come directly from Valentino’s archives and include 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 as well as Vanity Fair writer Matt Tyrnauer’s interviews with 20 of Valentino’s closest collaborators and friends and a tribute from fashion writer Suzy Menkes.
Art Edition, limited to 100 numbered copies (No. 1–100), each signed by fashion designer Valentino and accompanied by four prints of original drawings from the 1950s and 1960s
The authors
Matt Tyrnauer is Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine, where he has written and edited numerous features over the years. Among them are stories on Martha Stewart, Siegfried & Roy, Frank Gehry, Merv Griffin, and Valentino. He lives in Los Angeles.
Unquestionably a leader in the global fashion press, Suzy Menkes was International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International and she is a leading Instagram influencer. Among the world’s most influential fashion critics, she is an officer of the Order of the British Empire as well as a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. She lives and works in London and Paris.
The editor
Armando Chitolina worked as a design consultant and art director at Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, and image consultant for fashion houses Moschino and Mila Schön. His TASCHEN titles include William Claxton's Jazz Seen, Gian Paolo Barbieri's Equator, The Book of Tiki, Naked as a Jaybird and Valentino: A Grand Italian Epic.
Valentino Garavani. Una grande storia italiana, Art Edition
Edition of 1004 prints of original drawings, 28.4 x 36 cm on 32.8 x 43.9 cm paper, hardcover volume with gilt-edged pages, bound in setalux book cloth, in clamshell box finished in calf leather, 33 x 44 cm, 738 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-0160-6
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