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.
Piccioli’s Contemporary Couture
The rituals of haute couture tapped into Pierpaolo Piccioli’s innate spirituality, resulting in a collection that was paradoxically stately and casual.
Piccioli’s Contemporary Couture
The rituals of haute couture tapped into Pierpaolo Piccioli’s innate spirituality, resulting in a collection that was paradoxically stately and casual.
In Paris, Running From Reality
Paris men’s fashion week was a deeply escapist affair, yet designers like Rick Owens — who staged the best show of the season — ran away from reality to construct a new one.
In Paris, Running From Reality
Paris men’s fashion week was a deeply escapist affair, yet designers like Rick Owens — who staged the best show of the season — ran away from reality to construct a new one.
Top 10 Menswear Shows for Spring/Summer 2018
In a season dominated by graphic logos and sportswear-inflected collections, these designers stood out in an increasingly homogenised crowd.
Top 10 Menswear Shows for Spring/Summer 2018
In a season dominated by graphic logos and sportswear-inflected collections, these designers stood out in an increasingly homogenised crowd.
Repurposing a Romantic Past at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s ability to tap the tension between contrasts guaranteed that the men’s collection he showed on Tuesday night was a career high point.
Repurposing a Romantic Past at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s ability to tap the tension between contrasts guaranteed that the men’s collection he showed on Tuesday night was a career high point.
Get Down at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s latest Cruise collection was informed by the hip-hop culture of late-1970s New York, but it was his own masterful sampling ability that kept it fresh.
Get Down at Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s latest Cruise collection was informed by the hip-hop culture of late-1970s New York, but it was his own masterful sampling ability that kept it fresh.
Dior Goes West
Christian Dior’s first female creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri and chief executive Sidney Toledano reflect on the state of the storied house as it hosts a ‘Sauvage’-themed Cruise show in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Dior Goes West
Christian Dior’s first female creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri and chief executive Sidney Toledano reflect on the state of the storied house as it hosts a ‘Sauvage’-themed Cruise show in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Beyond Fashion Month, Support #TiedTogether Around the World
BoF has reached its goal of raising $50,000 for The American Civil Liberties Union and UN Refugee Agency — but our work is not done.
Beyond Fashion Month, Support #TiedTogether Around the World
BoF has reached its goal of raising $50,000 for The American Civil Liberties Union and UN Refugee Agency — but our work is not done.
Suffocating Beauty at Valentino
Piccioli’s Valentino lingers in a world that represents princesses. But, whatever else, his princesses have spines.
Suffocating Beauty at Valentino
Piccioli’s Valentino lingers in a world that represents princesses. But, whatever else, his princesses have spines.
Tim's Take | Valentino Autumn/Winter 2017
Watch Tim Blanks speak with Pierpaolo Piccioli about his Autumn/Winter 2017 collection for Valentino.
Tim's Take | Valentino Autumn/Winter 2017
Watch Tim Blanks speak with Pierpaolo Piccioli about his Autumn/Winter 2017 collection for Valentino.
Top 10 Campaigns of the Season
Novel commercial tie-ups and striking imagery distinguished the best fashion campaigns of the season.
Top 10 Campaigns of the Season
Novel commercial tie-ups and striking imagery distinguished the best fashion campaigns of the season.
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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.
