Giambattista Valli
Founder & Creative Director, Giambattista Valli
Italian couturier Giambattista Valli’s vision of contemporary romanticism has had enduring global resonance over the past few decades which was recognised when he was appointed Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2025.
Valli's Floral Tribute to a Wounded Paris
The collection was an exquisite blend of streamlined, sculptural shapes and rococo flourishes.
Valli's Floral Tribute to a Wounded Paris
The collection was an exquisite blend of streamlined, sculptural shapes and rococo flourishes.
Giambattista Valli: 'I’m the Only One Who Decides'
While the fashion world debates ‘designer burnout,’ Giambattista Valli has decided to create 12 collections a year in order to maintain his creative independence, not sacrifice it.
Giambattista Valli: 'I’m the Only One Who Decides'
While the fashion world debates ‘designer burnout,’ Giambattista Valli has decided to create 12 collections a year in order to maintain his creative independence, not sacrifice it.
Giambattista Valli Lets Go
Short, sharp skirts mismatched with frilly blouses, trapeze minidresses in psychedelic textures and long flowing gowns made for a lighter, less uptight take on the Valli girl.
Giambattista Valli Lets Go
Short, sharp skirts mismatched with frilly blouses, trapeze minidresses in psychedelic textures and long flowing gowns made for a lighter, less uptight take on the Valli girl.
At the Paris Couture Shows, a Foggy Limbo
Haute couture lingers in a foggy, if wonderful, limbo between fantasy and normality, says Angelo Flaccavento.
At the Paris Couture Shows, a Foggy Limbo
Haute couture lingers in a foggy, if wonderful, limbo between fantasy and normality, says Angelo Flaccavento.
Inside the Designer Bridal Boom
From Sophia Kokosalaki and Oscar de la Renta to Net-a-Porter and Browns, a wide range of ready-to-wear designers and luxury fashion retailers are capitalising on the rise and rise of designer bridalwear.
Inside the Designer Bridal Boom
From Sophia Kokosalaki and Oscar de la Renta to Net-a-Porter and Browns, a wide range of ready-to-wear designers and luxury fashion retailers are capitalising on the rise and rise of designer bridalwear.
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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.
