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

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Luxury

The Great Fashion Reset | How to Fix Luxury’s Trust Issues

A series of scandals linking brands including Dior, Armani, Valentino and Loro Piana to sweatshops in Italy have helped fuel doubts about what customers are paying for and whether they can trust luxury brands anymore.

Luxury

The Great Fashion Reset | How to Fix Luxury’s Trust Issues

A series of scandals linking brands including Dior, Armani, Valentino and Loro Piana to sweatshops in Italy have helped fuel doubts about what customers are paying for and whether they can trust luxury brands anymore.


Luxury

Valentino Names Riccardo Bellini CEO With Kering Deal At Stake

After taking the helm of parent company Mayhoola earlier this year, the former Margiela and Chloé chief will now focus on turning around the Qatari-owned group’s biggest brand.

Luxury

Valentino Names Riccardo Bellini CEO With Kering Deal At Stake

After taking the helm of parent company Mayhoola earlier this year, the former Margiela and Chloé chief will now focus on turning around the Qatari-owned group’s biggest brand.


Luxury

A Letter to Kering’s New CEO

Incoming chief executive Luca De Meo needs to urgently tackle two problems, debt levels and management structure, writes Luca Solca.

Luxury

A Letter to Kering’s New CEO

Incoming chief executive Luca De Meo needs to urgently tackle two problems, debt levels and management structure, writes Luca Solca.


Luxury

Mayhoola Denies Report It Is Considering Valentino Sale with Kering

The head of Qatar-backed Mayhoola said an Italian newspaper report suggesting the investment fund and Gucci owner Kering were considering selling their jointly owned fashion house Valentino was ‘untrue.’

Luxury

Mayhoola Denies Report It Is Considering Valentino Sale with Kering

The head of Qatar-backed Mayhoola said an Italian newspaper report suggesting the investment fund and Gucci owner Kering were considering selling their jointly owned fashion house Valentino was ‘untrue.’


Luxury

Valentino Faces Uncertainty as CEO Takes Sick Leave Amid Profit Slowdown

A possible change of CEO would, if confirmed, pile further pressure on the high-end business which reported a decline in revenues and profit last year.

Luxury

Valentino Faces Uncertainty as CEO Takes Sick Leave Amid Profit Slowdown

A possible change of CEO would, if confirmed, pile further pressure on the high-end business which reported a decline in revenues and profit last year.


Workplace & Talent

Has Fashion Given Up on Emerging Designers?

If we don't nurture smaller creative talents and businesses today, what will fashion look like 10 or 20 years from now?

Workplace & Talent

Has Fashion Given Up on Emerging Designers?

If we don't nurture smaller creative talents and businesses today, what will fashion look like 10 or 20 years from now?


Luxury

Giancarlo Giammetti on Securing Valentino’s Legacy | The BoF Podcast

Giancarlo Giammetti, co-founder of Valentino, sits down for an exclusive interview with BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed in Rome to discuss the early days of Valentino, the importance of protecting creativity in a fashion market that prioritises commercialisation, and why it is critical for the industry to support young designers who are overlooked by a fashion system under pressure.

Luxury

Giancarlo Giammetti on Securing Valentino’s Legacy | The BoF Podcast

Giancarlo Giammetti, co-founder of Valentino, sits down for an exclusive interview with BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed in Rome to discuss the early days of Valentino, the importance of protecting creativity in a fashion market that prioritises commercialisation, and why it is critical for the industry to support young designers who are overlooked by a fashion system under pressure.


Sustainability

A Slap on the Wrist Won’t Solve Luxury’s Sweatshops Problem

This week, Italy’s Competition Authority closed a probe into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers without finding any wrongdoing. But a new case linking Valentino to poor labour practices suggests this is a problem that won’t go away easily.

Sustainability

A Slap on the Wrist Won’t Solve Luxury’s Sweatshops Problem

This week, Italy’s Competition Authority closed a probe into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers without finding any wrongdoing. But a new case linking Valentino to poor labour practices suggests this is a problem that won’t go away easily.


Sustainability

Italy’s Competition Authority Closes Dior Probe

The investigation into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers concluded without finding any wrongdoing, after Dior made a number of commitments to tighten up its controls and communication.

Sustainability

Italy’s Competition Authority Closes Dior Probe

The investigation into whether Dior misled consumers about working conditions at its suppliers concluded without finding any wrongdoing, after Dior made a number of commitments to tighten up its controls and communication.


Marketing

5 Fashion Brands That Dominated the Met Gala Social Conversation

Analysis from BoF INSIGHTS PULSE shows which brands and celebrities drove the conversation around the Met Gala on social media — and why.

Marketing

5 Fashion Brands That Dominated the Met Gala Social Conversation

Analysis from BoF INSIGHTS PULSE shows which brands and celebrities drove the conversation around the Met Gala on social media — and why.