A month ago, Pierpaolo Piccioli, the creative director of Valentino, posted a selfie on Instagram of himself wearing a black hoodie with a red Valentino “V” logo on the chest. Rather than have the brand name Valentino under the V it said “Vaccinated.” The sweatshirt was originally thought to be one off, but an outpouring of demand from...
Sep 22, 2021
Valentino expects turnover to soon return to its 2019 ‘record-breaking year’ level, CEO Jacopo Venturini said this week. Q2 revenues were up 64 percent over 2020 to 574 million euros. In 2019 Valentino revenue surged to 1.22 billion euros but the pandemic saw a decline of 28 percent, in line with other luxury players. In an interview with WWD...
Sep 10, 2021
Gucci is Europe’s most popular shoe brand, with 215,000 searches according to research from footwear health experts FootActive. From a list of top ten brands, Gucci was the most popular shoe brand across 31 countries including France, Russia and Spain. In the United Kingdom, the most popular shoe brand is Valentino Shoes with 12,000 searches....
Sep 3, 2021
Valentino’s stores appear to be a prime target for luxury robbers. Last Friday, the company’s boutique in SoHo was subject to an armed robbery where three men entered and stole almost 20,000 dollars in Valentino Garavani Roman Stud handbags. They were later apprehended by police. The stolen merchandise was also recovered. In Paris at the...
Aug 24, 2021
Students of Italian fashion school Accademia Costume & Moda (ACM) finalized their creations of the Valentino Industry Project called "ENVISIONING A CLEAR STYLE_NOTHING IN THE MIDDLE". The project is a collaboration with Maison Valentino, that involves the Master’s Degree in Alta Moda, Fashion Design, where 18 students developed a capsule...
Aug 2, 2021
Fashion plays an integral role in the Tokyo Olympics, with the games officially opening today. The pride of national uniforms, especially from countries with globally recognisable brands and designers, are part and parcel of the competition and representation. Armani, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Skims, Adidas and Nike are just some of the brands that...
Jul 23, 2021
Italian fashion house Valentino has announced its fall 2021-22 couture collection will be showcased in Venice. The event is called Valentino Des Ateliers and will be held on July 15 in front of a small group of attendees. Pierpaolo Piccioli, Valentino creative director, told WWD: “One the most challenging aspects of my work during these...
May 28, 2021
Italian fashion house Valentino has announced that it is redesigning its business model that will see the label going fur-free starting from 2022 and closing its RedValentino line from 2024. The move aims to redefine its positioning, allowing Maison Valentino to “focus its energies on one single label” to “leverage creativity and mastery to...
May 19, 2021
Valentino has appointed a new chief executive officer for its Japan and Korea markets. Tokyo-based Masumi Shinohara will report to the company’s chief commercial officer Marco Giacometti, and will be tasked with growing the brand in two of its key Asian territories. Shinohara is an industry stalwart, having previously been a director at...
May 10, 2021
Valentino is finally launching its first line of cosmetics. While many of its competitors, like Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy have been in the cosmetics game, Valentino was one of the last major luxury brand holdouts without a beauty line. In the coming weeks, Valentino is launching a line of color cosmetics including lipstick and foundation in...
Apr 28, 2021
Valentino has named Mitchell Bacha as CEO for Greater China. He will report to Marco Giacometti, Valentino’s chief commercial officer. Bacha succeeds Oliver Yang who was CEO of Asia Pacific since 2008. Bacha is Australian, but has extensive experience in the Asian market. He was previously CEO Asia Pacific for Diesel. He also worked as managing...
Apr 16, 2021
A shoe factory operated by Valentino was ravaged by fire, with an estimated 38,000 pairs of shoes destroyed in its high-end manufacturing plant in Italy. Valentino’s Tuscany factory was demolished in flames earlier this month, with 90 percent of the site burned down. The factory, which employed 160 workers, handcrafted 1,300 shoes per day. The...
Apr 12, 2021
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