Research Catalog

Title

Valentino : themes and variations / Pamela Golbin ; with a foreword by Valentino.

Author

Golbin, Pamela, 1970-

Publication

New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

Valentino, 1932-

Description

300 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 32 cm

Summary

"The name Valentino has been synonymous with high fashion for almost fifty years. Based in Rome, Valentino is the first couture house to be recognized by the French government outside of Paris. His exquisite designs are coveted and worn by young Hollywood and high society the world over." "On the occasion of his last collection, presented in Paris in the spring of 2008, this landmark book celebrates Valentino's remarkable career. Published in association with a prestigious exhibition at Les Arts Decoratifs in Paris, this volume focuses on Valentino's haute couture creations, high-lighting the most important and iconic designs of a half-century in fashion through the recurring motifs in Valentino's work - variations on the ideas of line, surface, and volume as well as themes such as geometry, pleats, and flowers. In addition, unprecedented photography of Valentino's last collection fitting and the backstage of his runway show reveals Valentino's private world for the first time." "An in-depth critical survey of Valentino's contribution to French haute couture as well as his role as the king of Italian fashion by the exhibition's curator, Pamela Golbin, will ensure that this book is the definitive study on Valentino."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Costume designers > Italy > Exhibitions
• Valentino, 1932- > Exhibitions

Note

• "This publication accompanies the exhibition Valentino, thèmes et variations, organized by Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 17 June-21 September 2008"--Colophon.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes chronology (p. 296-297) and bibliography (p. 298).

Contents

Foreword / Valentino -- The Last Collection: January 2008 Paris / Francois Halard -- Themes -- Variations -- Valentino: Themes and Variations / Pamela Golbin -- Advertising Campaigns: 1968-2008.

ISBN

• 9780847831722 :
• 0847831728 :

LCCN

2008925158

OCLC

• ocn192080844
• 192080844
• SCSB-5434013

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries