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‘Beauty Creates Beauty’: Valentino Founders Tease New Cultural Space in Rome

The palazzo that currently houses Valentino’s archive will reopen in May as a space for art and fashion exhibitions from the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation. A show exploring post-modernism “from Bacon to Basquiat” will be its first endeavour.
Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti pose with art works from their collection.
Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti pose with art works from their collection in 1999. (Courtesy)

“If you want to have clean ideas, change them like shirts,” the French modernist Francis Picabia used to say. It’s a message that

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Alessandro Michele’s Valentino Vision

After a historic turn at Gucci, Alessandro Michele’s next move was the subject of intense industry speculation. Now, the superstar creative director and BoF 500 member has returned to fashion with a new vision for the storied Roman couture house Valentino.

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