On Wednesday, February 1st, PIASA, in collaboration with expert Penelope Blanckaert, is holding an auction dedicated to the wardrobe of a Roman lawyer and friend of the designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino.
With a total of 40 lots, this auction is composed of couture pieces created by the house Valentino. It includes iconic models from the 1970s and 80s in which the stylistic codes dear to Mr. Valentino are expressed.
The House of Valentino is often associated with the world of Haute Couture and synonymous with evening gowns for red carpets and galas. This set of clothing (dresses, coats, outfits...), taken from the wardrobe of an active Roman woman in the 1970s and '80s tells us that Valentino's creations were also thought for the daily life of elegant customers who were extremely loyal to their favorite designer.
VALENTINO COUTURE - Fall-Winter 1972/73
EVENING SUITE
Estimate: 1 000 / 2 000 €
The stylistic codes dear to Mr. Valentino and still used today by the house are already present here: the Red, White, Knots, Dots, and Flowers, or even the look Belle de Jour.
Among these creations, we find an evening suit of which an identical model was worn by Vittoria Leone, wife of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone, for an official portrait in the 1970s.
VALENTINO COUTURE - Fall-Winter 1972/73
EVENING CLOTHES
Estimate: 1 500 / 2 500 €
Valentino Garavani
Valentino Garavani, better known as Valentino, is an Italian fashion designer who has long been celebrated for his Haute Couture creations. He founded the House in Rome in 1959 and quickly gained an international reputation for his elegant and refined designs. Valentino is best known for his use of the color red, which he popularized in the 1960s, becoming his signature. He was also one of the first designers to use extremely luxurious fabrics and to sublimate the hand sewing techniques in his workshops that are still used today, thus maintaining the exceptional quality and attention to detail that still characterize the house of Valentino.
His Haute Couture garments were soon in demand by the Italian aristocracy, as well as celebrities including Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the latter for whom he designed her wedding dress to Aristotle Onassis.
After almost fifty years, Valentino left the artistic direction of the House in 2007, leaving his place to the formidable Pier Paolo Piccioli who has delighted us ever since.
