Valentino

Menswear - Autumn 2019

Decadent Distractions at Valentino

18 January 2019 • By Tim Blanks

Pierpaolo Piccioli, one of the most interesting designers in fashion at the moment, delivered the kind of hybrid design which embodies fashion’s enduringly mysterious appeal.

Menswear - Autumn 2019

Decadent Distractions at Valentino

Pierpaolo Piccioli, one of the most interesting designers in fashion at the moment, delivered the kind of hybrid design which embodies fashion’s enduringly mysterious appeal.

Power Moves | Gay Times Announces CEO, Sephora Americas Names CEO

10 January 2019 • By Rachel Deeley

This week, Gay Times magazine names its youngest chief executive to date, while Jean-André Rougeot is appointed chief executive of Sephora Americas.

Power Moves | Gay Times Announces CEO, Sephora Americas Names CEO

This week, Gay Times magazine names its youngest chief executive to date, while Jean-André Rougeot is appointed chief executive of Sephora Americas.

Global Currents

Valentino’s Plan to Level Up

3 December 2018 • By Casey Hall

Global Currents

Valentino’s Plan to Level Up

Can the Italian label turn Pierpaolo Piccioli’s creative acclaim into commercial success and boost its single-digit growth? Chief executive Stefano Sassi shares his strategy.

Global Currents

The Real Reason Valentino and Dior Men Showed in Japan

30 November 2018 • By Robb Young and Zoe Suen

Global Currents

The Real Reason Valentino and Dior Men Showed in Japan

Beneath the surface of enthusiasm that fashion creatives harbour for Japan, there is a carefully calculated business rationale for their choice of locale.

Dior and Valentino Head to Japan

25 November 2018 • By Brian Baskin

Dior and Valentino Head to Japan

This week, everyone will be talking about Dior and Valentino's pre-fall shows in Tokyo, Dolce & Gabbana's worsening crisis and the state of New York Fashion Week's off-calendar experiment. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

What Pierpaolo Piccioli Learned from Working with Moncler

12 October 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

What Pierpaolo Piccioli Learned from Working with Moncler

The Valentino creative director talks to BoF about the changing role of the designer in the age of Instagram and monthly drops.

Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2019

Valentino's Bohemian Majesty

1 October 2018 • By Tim Blanks

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

Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2019

Valentino's Bohemian Majesty

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

Fashion’s Dirty Secret: Millions in Grey Market Sales

16 August 2018 • By Sarah Shannon

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Fashion’s Dirty Secret: Millions in Grey Market Sales

The sale of luxury goods on the grey market is a lucrative and largely unspoken practice in the fashion industry. Why are brands so hush-hush about it and do they really want it to end?

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Want a Fashion Job in Italy?

16 July 2018 • By BoF Team

Want a Fashion Job in Italy?

Despite the country’s protracted political uncertainty, the desire for la dolce vita is unwavering. Italy’s fashion brands are on the rise once more, and career opportunities are blossoming.

Fashion Show Review

At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance

5 July 2018 • By Angelo Flaccavento

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Fashion Show Review

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.

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