Pierpaolo Piccioli
Outgoing Creative Director, Valentino
After eight years sharing his role with Maria Grazia Chiuri, he took up the mantle as the Italian maison’s sole creative director.


Top 10 Shows of the Season
This season’s best shows were impeccably crafted and sometimes engaged with the wider political zeitgeist.

Top 10 Shows of the Season
This season’s best shows were impeccably crafted and sometimes engaged with the wider political zeitgeist.

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy
While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy
While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.

Valentino's Bohemian Majesty
The glory of Pierpaolo Piccioli’s collection was its easiness: a clear and strong vision of contemporary beauty and elegance.

Valentino's Bohemian Majesty
The glory of Pierpaolo Piccioli’s collection was its easiness: a clear and strong vision of contemporary beauty and elegance.

Building Culture and Community at Moncler
With Moncler Genius, Remo Ruffini offers a glimpse of a tantalising future for fashion.

Building Culture and Community at Moncler
With Moncler Genius, Remo Ruffini offers a glimpse of a tantalising future for fashion.

Hood by Air's Shayne Oliver Collaborates with Colmar
With his brand still on hiatus, the designer has entered a three-season partnership with Colmar, launching on September 18.

Hood by Air's Shayne Oliver Collaborates with Colmar
With his brand still on hiatus, the designer has entered a three-season partnership with Colmar, launching on September 18.

Is Luxury’s Love Affair With ‘Drops’ More Than Marketing?
High-end brands are implementing Supreme-style ‘drops’ to better connect with young consumers who crave newness at the speed of Instagram.

Is Luxury’s Love Affair With ‘Drops’ More Than Marketing?
High-end brands are implementing Supreme-style ‘drops’ to better connect with young consumers who crave newness at the speed of Instagram.

At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance
The haute couture week which closed yesterday was marked by a poignant return to rigour, restraint and dressmaking, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance
The haute couture week which closed yesterday was marked by a poignant return to rigour, restraint and dressmaking, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

New Myths at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s stream of consciousness couture was supremely relaxed and confident in its grandeur, smashing proportion to smithereens.

New Myths at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s stream of consciousness couture was supremely relaxed and confident in its grandeur, smashing proportion to smithereens.

The BoF Podcast: Tim Blanks on the Streetwear Takeover
BoF’s editor-at-large reflects on the latest cycle of menswear shows, including the high-profile streetwear takeover in Paris, and what they say about the future of men’s fashion.

The BoF Podcast: Tim Blanks on the Streetwear Takeover
BoF’s editor-at-large reflects on the latest cycle of menswear shows, including the high-profile streetwear takeover in Paris, and what they say about the future of men’s fashion.

In Paris, New Elegance and the Revolution That Wasn’t
Amid the much-anticipated, streetwear-inflected disruption at Louis Vuitton and Dior, it was the need for new elegance that stood out, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

In Paris, New Elegance and the Revolution That Wasn’t
Amid the much-anticipated, streetwear-inflected disruption at Louis Vuitton and Dior, it was the need for new elegance that stood out, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
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