Valentino

Founded: 1959
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Key people: Valentino (founder), Giancarlo Giammetti (Business Partner), Maria Grazia Chiuri (Creative Director), Pier Paolo Piccioli (Creative Designer), Alessandra Facchinetti (Creative Designer)
History: The Valentino Fashion Group S.p.A was founded by the italian designer Valentino Garavani when he opened a sumptuous fashion house on Via Condotti in Rome with his father by his side. It was when the entrepreneurial skill of long-time boyfriend Giancarlo Giammetti came to Valentino's rescue that the company started to blossom after being in a financial crisis. The international debut and breakthrough took place in 1962 in Florence where their first show at the Pitti Palace was considered as a true revelation as the young couturier Valentino was submerged by foreign jet set customers. The company has rosen successfully ever since.

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Fashion Week

Fall Trends From Paris Fashion Week!

Thursday 1:09 PM, 11/03/2010

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We are loving the Autumn trends coming out of Paris Fashion Week more and more! Classic labels like Valentino, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent have shown their elegant and beautiful Autumn collections over the last few days and its all about great tayloring and blending strong colours with basics and chic that is comfortable! Take a look!

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Celebrity: Yves Saint Laurent Tags: Valentino / Louis Vuitton / Yves Saint Laurent / Fashion show / Fashion pictures

Red Carpet

Most Memorable Oscar Dresses!

Saturday 3:21 PM, 06/03/2010

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No one has ever understand the idea behind Bjork and her dead swan dress for the Oscars - it even came with an egg attached as a train!

Celine Dion tried to be edgy in this backwards pantsuit and hat, but failed!

Another white Oscar outfit fashion crime! Kim Basinger wore this strange white gown with the gold trim one year and has regretted it ever since

Cher will always be remembered for this outrageous Oscars outfit

Grace Kelly's dress is such an icon it is still be copied today for red carpet looks!

Audrey Hepburn was always cute and chic!

Heidi Klum in Dior Couture has won many voting polls for favourite dress of all time!

The Academy Awards are not just about the acting awards of course! Oscars night for many people, is all about fashion! The red carpet for the Oscars is the most glamorous event of the year and all eyes on the stars to see what they are wearing and who designed it! Here are some of our favourite dresses from the last few years. Some outfits are not just memorable for their beauty and style, but for their craziness too! We have also added some huge fashion fails from past Oscars red carpets for you to enjoy!

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Celebrity: Angelina Jolie / Penelope Cruz / Nicole Kidman / Michelle Williams / Vera Wang / Gwyneth Paltrow / Kate Hudson / Keira Knightley / Jennifer Lopez / Halle Berry / Elie Saab / Anne Hathaway / Hilary Swank / Cate Blanchett / Jennifer Garner / Julia Roberts / Kim Basinger / Cher / Heidi Klum Tags: Ralph Lauren / Valentino / Armani / Dior / Oscars / Fashion pictures

Premiere

Tom Ford Brings His Style To London!

Tuesday 3:57 PM, 02/02/2010

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Yasmin Le Bon and iconic designer, Valentino

The movie everyone is talking about, fashion designer Tom Ford's A Single Man premiered last night in London. Of course a lot of the London fashion crowd were there to support their friend! The movie was written and produced by Tom and stars Brit star Colin Firth and Hollywood actress Julianne Moore. Take a look who was there and what they were wearing!

Here is the movie's trailer too:

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Celebrity: Tom Ford / Colin Firth / Julianne Moore / Yasmin Le Bon / Eva Herzigova / Lily Cole / Elizabeth Hurley / Stella McCartney Tags: Valentino / Supermodel / Grey's Anatomy

Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week - Best of the Best!

Thursday 5:24 PM, 28/01/2010

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As you all know by now, its Fashion Week in Paris this week and once again the world's most famous designers have pulled out all the stops to impress with their Spring-Summer 2010 Haute Couture Collections. Here are some of the highlights from the Armani, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier and Valentino shows that we loved. We bet we will being some of our favourite fashionistas in some of these pieces very soon!

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Celebrity: Jean Paul Gaultier Tags: Fashion pictures / Trendy celebrity clothing / Armani / Valentino

OOPS!

This Week's Worst Dressed Celebrities!

Monday 2:32 PM, 25/01/2010

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8. Julianne Moore is at a tough fashion phase in her career right now. She is not a young Hollywood starlet anymore, but she is still gorgeous, so its tough to be age appropriate and fashion forward - we get that. This strange orange contraption, doesn't show off her beauty at all, it ages her and makes her look tired and saggy!

7. Oh no Taylor Momsen, not again! When your skirt is so short your can't take two steps in it without flashing everyone, you know you have committed a fashion crime! We really hope Taylor will soon learn the difference between edgy fashion and slutty style choices!

6. Actress Keri Russell is taking a risk here by wearing famously edgy designer Alexander McQueen. This trapeze dress drowns her and those sandals cut off her legs at a very unflattering place. Not her best look!

5. This white and silver dress Rihanna chose to wear this weekend in Cannes for the NRJ Music Awards actually looks like two totally seperate dresses - fighting with each other for attention on her body! We are not feeling this look at all!

4. French singer Sheryfa Luna in yet another harem pyjama look! We have already warned her once about this kind of look and how unflattering it is for the red carpet, there is no excuse for committing the kind of fashion crime twice!

3. Oh no Ashley Olsen we expect more from you than this! We know fashionistas love to experiment with fashion, but the "Bride of Frankenstein" look should only ever be brought out at Halloween!

2. We are not really sure what kind of statement Camilla Belle was trying to make with this swinging retro Valentino mini-dress... we just can't find anything good to say about it, this whole look is unflattering, from the hair to the big bow at her waiste!

1. Kanye West's model girlfriend Amber Rose has done it again! She has shocked us with her ability to choose outfits that make her look slutty and unsophisticated over and over again! What is this girl thinking?

We are back after a little bit of a Fashion Police break and while we were gone there have been some huge crimes of fashion, especially with fashionistas trying to get noticed on the red carpet and at fashion week. When are they going to learn that being noticed for bad taste in clothes is not the best idea?! Just look at what Ashley Olsen, Camilla Belle and Rihanna decided to step out in this week! (Click on pic for full outfit)

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Celebrity: Ashley Olsen / Camilla Belle / Rihanna / Julianne Moore / Taylor Momsen / Kanye West / Amber Rose / Diane Kruger / Keri Russell Tags: Golden Globe / Alexander McQueen / Valentino / Fashion disaster

Fashion Battle!

This Week's 9 Best Dressed Celebrities!

Sunday 7:13 PM, 13/12/2009

9. British actress Emily Blunt never lets us down with her chic fashion choices! This Marchesa party dress is a stunner, especially matched with those Louboutin heels!

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9. Miley Cyrus chose to stand out at the 8. Royal Variety Show when she met the queen of England this week, Some say she was showing a little too much cleavage for a royal meeting, but we actually thought she looked pretty good!

7. Victoria Beckham's style status is well deserved, this elegant black gown with the metal shoulder details shows exactly why! We also love the dramatic updo!

6. Selena Gomez is as cute as a button in this hot pink Notte by Marchesa dress, and seriously stylish too! Really a style star to watch!

5. Christina Ricci is looking very sleak and chic these days and this chiffon dress is a great look for her!

4. Sarah Jessica Parker loves to create drama with her outfits and this week in London was no different! From her hot ink hat and dress, to the velvet coat and the two-tones pumps, this woman knows how to create a hot look!

2. Rachel Weisz is feminine and floaty and lovely in this blue Valentino dress for the premiere of her latest movie this week. No wonder Valentino is a red carpet favourite for the stars!

1. Sarah Harding took our breath away in this sexy black mermaid dress this week! This British party girl can be a bit hit and miss with her style choice sometimes, but we love everything about this detailed look! Congrats Sarah!

Its been a big week for movie premieres and there have been some great awards ceremonies too, so you nnow what that means: lots of gorgeous red carpet looks! No surprise that style icon Sarah Jessica Parker is on the list this week and we are proud of young stars like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez for showing some fashion savvy too, but this week's number 1 might surprise you a little...