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Pierpaolo Piccioli

Outgoing Creative Director, Valentino

After eight years sharing his role with Maria Grazia Chiuri, he took up the mantle as the Italian maison’s sole creative director.

Pierpaolo Piccioli
Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


News & Analysis

Farfetch’s First Major Post-IPO Move: What Does It Mean?

This week, Farfetch snapped up Stadium Goods in a push for scale and business model diversification. Could a major ‘re-commerce’ player be next?

News & Analysis

Farfetch’s First Major Post-IPO Move: What Does It Mean?

This week, Farfetch snapped up Stadium Goods in a push for scale and business model diversification. Could a major ‘re-commerce’ player be next?


News & Analysis

Pierpaolo Piccioli, Clare Waight Keller Win Big at Fashion Awards

Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance for Givenchy's Clare Waight Keller, while Gucci's Marco Bizzarri beat out José Neves of Farfetch for business leader of the year.

News & Analysis

Pierpaolo Piccioli, Clare Waight Keller Win Big at Fashion Awards

Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance for Givenchy's Clare Waight Keller, while Gucci's Marco Bizzarri beat out José Neves of Farfetch for business leader of the year.


Luxury

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.

Luxury

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Luxury

Hedi Slimane and the Art of the ‘Drop’

The Celine creative director’s first accessories arrive in stores November 12, following product drops by the likes of Burberry, Moncler and Louis Vuitton. But is the strategy working for luxury the way it does for streetwear?

Luxury

Hedi Slimane and the Art of the ‘Drop’

The Celine creative director’s first accessories arrive in stores November 12, following product drops by the likes of Burberry, Moncler and Louis Vuitton. But is the strategy working for luxury the way it does for streetwear?


News & Analysis

Instagram Killed the Fashion Magazine. What Happens Now?

The photo- and video-sharing app has replaced print magazines as the primary way people discover fashion, becoming the foundation on which the industry has built everything from new labels to a $1.6 billion influencer economy. But change is coming.

News & Analysis

Instagram Killed the Fashion Magazine. What Happens Now?

The photo- and video-sharing app has replaced print magazines as the primary way people discover fashion, becoming the foundation on which the industry has built everything from new labels to a $1.6 billion influencer economy. But change is coming.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Defense of Hedi Slimane

The designer wasn’t particularly novel in the way he went about rebooting Celine, but to label him a misogynist is a dangerous game, argues Anabel Maldonado.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Defense of Hedi Slimane

The designer wasn’t particularly novel in the way he went about rebooting Celine, but to label him a misogynist is a dangerous game, argues Anabel Maldonado.


Media

How Vogue Is Selling Access

The second annual Forces of Fashion conference mixed fashion fans with designers and editors. Next up? An exclusive membership club designed to leverage Vogue’s community of editors into a new stream of revenue.

Media

How Vogue Is Selling Access

The second annual Forces of Fashion conference mixed fashion fans with designers and editors. Next up? An exclusive membership club designed to leverage Vogue’s community of editors into a new stream of revenue.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


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