28 Facts About Valentino Garavani

Valentino Garavani was born in Voghera, in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy.

Valentino Garavani's mother named him after screen idol Rudolph Valentino.

Valentino Garavani became interested in fashion while in primary school in his native Voghera, Lombardy, northern Italy, when he apprenticed under his aunt Rosa and local designer Ernestina Salvadeo, an aunt of noted artist Aldo Giorgini.

Valentino Garavani found an apprenticeship with Jean Desses where he helped Countess Jacqueline de Ribes sketch her dress ideas.

In 1960 Valentino Garavani left Paris and opened a fashion house in Rome on the posh Via Condotti with the backing of his father and an associate of his.

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Valentino Garavani became known for his red dresses, in the bright shade that became known in the fashion industry as "Valentino Garavani red".

On 31 July 1960, Valentino Garavani met Giancarlo Giammetti at the Cafe de Paris on the Via Veneto in Rome.

The day after, Giammetti was to leave for Capri for vacation and, by coincidence, Valentino Garavani was going there, so they met again on the island 10 days later.

When Giammetti arrived, the business situation of Valentino Garavani's atelier was in fact not brilliant: in one year he had spent so much money that his father's associate pulled out of the business, and had to fight against bankruptcy.

In September 1964, Valentino Garavani was to be in the United States to present a collection of his work at a charity ball at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Mrs Kennedy wanted to view the collection but could not attend the event, so Valentino Garavani decided to send a model, sales representative and a selection of key pieces from his collection to Mrs Kennedy's apartment on Fifth Avenue.

Valentino Garavani did knee-length, square-shouldered forties revival again in 1973, continuing with bright prints, including a Bakst influence.

Valentino Garavani did, though, return to his serviceable presentation of monochrome and bicolor garment groupings.

Valentino Garavani was one of the favorite designers of actress Joan Collins, famous in the 1980s for being one of the stars of the popular US TV soap opera Dynasty, which ran from 1981 to 1989, bringing the designer additional visibility and name recognition among the public.

Valentino Garavani continued to show his ready-to-wear collections in Paris and his couture collections in Rome.

Valentino Garavani felt confident enough with this elevated stature that in 1985 he added his moniker to a line of designer jeans.

From 1983 to 1985, Valentino Garavani contributed a specially appointed Valentino Garavani Edition to the Continental line of US luxury automaker Lincoln.

Maison Valentino is controlled since 2012 by Mayhoola for Investments S P C, a holding company sustained by a group of private investors from Qatar.

On 4 September 2007, Valentino Garavani announced that he would retire fully in January 2008 from the world stage after his last haute couture show in Paris.

In September 2007, Valentino Garavani decided to leave the Creative Direction of his brand.

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were first nominated Creative Directors of all accessories lines, and the following year, they were appointed Creative Directors of Valentino Garavani, guiding all collections, from Pret-a-Porter to Haute Couture.

On 7 July 2016 Maison Valentino Garavani nominated Pierpaolo Piccioli its sole Creative Director of the Maison.

In 2006 Valentino Garavani appeared in a cameo role, as himself, in the hit movie The Devil Wears Prada.

On 24 January 2008, Valentino Garavani was presented with the Medal of the City of Paris for his services to fashion in the city where he was educated.

On 7 September 2011, Valentino was presented with the sixth annual Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion from the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology at a benefit luncheon held at the David H Koch Theater, Lincoln Center in New York City.

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In 2017, Valentino Garavani was the recipient of the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.

Valentino Garavani spends half of his time in Giancarlo Giammetti's homes:.

Valentino Garavani adores dogs to the point that he once named a second line of clothing after his late pug Oliver.