Valentino
Valentino is an Italian luxury fashion brand founded by Valentino Garavani in 1960. The brand offers haute couture and ready-to-wear lines.


Beyond the ‘It’ Bag
As the market for handbags becomes more crowded and competitive, some luxury brands are taking a more balanced, diversified approach to product categories.

Report: Vaccarello to Replace Slimane at YSL, Says Source
French luxury group Kering is expected to imminently announce that Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello will be the new creative director of fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent.

Valentino Offers $569 Million for Balmain, Reports Les Echos
Italian fashion house Valentino, owned by Qatar's Mayhoola for Investments, has offered €500 million to buy Pierre Balmain, French newspaper Les Echos reported Sunday.

Why Fashion’s ‘Pink Tax’ Means Women Pay More
Many luxury fashion brands charge women more than men for similar products. What’s behind fashion’s ‘pink tax’?

Stone Island Eyes America
With its third Supreme collaboration set to hit stores this week, the Italian brand that helped blur the boundaries between technical wear, streetwear and high-fashion is taking an ‘organic’ approach to North America expansion.

Tim’s Take | Valentino Autumn/Winter 2016
Tim Blanks speaks to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli to decode the creative thinking behind their latest collection. Watch now.

The Fashion Gyre and the Ghost of Martin Margiela
Amidst a whirlwind of directions, the real protagonist of Paris Fashion Week was Martin Margiela, whose influence was felt from Vetements to Miu Miu.

Beauty as a Counterbalance
The spirit of the “punk ballerina” Karole Armitage brought a new toughness to the looks that Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli showed for Valentino.

Inside the Booming Vintage Luxury Fashion Market
Sales of high-end vintage attire and accessories are soaring — both in volume and price — and a handful of small businesses are taking advantage of market forces that are making what was old new again.

Valentino Eyes IPO in 2017 After Revenue Exceeds $1 Billion
Italian fashion house Valentino is considering selling shares in an initial public offering as early as next year after nearly doubling profit on revenue of more than $1 billion in 2015.