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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
News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed

BoF brings you the top seven fashion news and analysis stories of the week.

News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed

BoF brings you the top seven fashion news and analysis stories of the week.


Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, Betrayal and Brilliance

Two stars shone brightest this couture season: John Galliano of Maison Margiela and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino, says Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, Betrayal and Brilliance

Two stars shone brightest this couture season: John Galliano of Maison Margiela and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino, says Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

'Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On' at Valentino

It was as though Pierpaolo Piccioli had purged all extraneous detail, so the focus was purely on the dresses with their extraordinary work.

Fashion Week

'Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On' at Valentino

It was as though Pierpaolo Piccioli had purged all extraneous detail, so the focus was purely on the dresses with their extraordinary work.


Fashion Week

A Dior Fairytale

In her first couture collection at her new gig, Maria Grazia Chiuri drew a line from Valentino’s pale princesses to Dior’s winsome Titianas. Some of it worked, some not so. But if you were looking for green shoots, they were in the most reassuring places.

Fashion Week

A Dior Fairytale

In her first couture collection at her new gig, Maria Grazia Chiuri drew a line from Valentino’s pale princesses to Dior’s winsome Titianas. Some of it worked, some not so. But if you were looking for green shoots, they were in the most reassuring places.


Fashion Week

Elevating the Everyday in Paris

This men’s fashion season is all about getting back to reality and elevating the everyday, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Elevating the Everyday in Paris

This men’s fashion season is all about getting back to reality and elevating the everyday, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

The Next Beginning at Valentino

Socio-politics suggest there’ll be little escape from the prosaic grind of lesser human instincts in the immediate future. Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino collection caught the mood of the last time such an atmosphere penetrated popular culture — the late Seventies.

Fashion Week

The Next Beginning at Valentino

Socio-politics suggest there’ll be little escape from the prosaic grind of lesser human instincts in the immediate future. Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino collection caught the mood of the last time such an atmosphere penetrated popular culture — the late Seventies.


News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed

BoF brings you the top seven fashion news and analysis stories of the week.

News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed

BoF brings you the top seven fashion news and analysis stories of the week.


News & Analysis

Expect Experimental Evolution, Not Revolution, at Valentino

In their first-ever joint interview, creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli and chief executive Stefano Sassi speak to Imran Amed about their strategy for Valentino as the brand scales beyond €1 billion in annual revenue and stages its first Pre-Fall show in New York.

News & Analysis

Expect Experimental Evolution, Not Revolution, at Valentino

In their first-ever joint interview, creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli and chief executive Stefano Sassi speak to Imran Amed about their strategy for Valentino as the brand scales beyond €1 billion in annual revenue and stages its first Pre-Fall show in New York.


News & Analysis

The Marni Riddle

Angelo Flaccavento asks if the drafting of Francesco Risso from Prada makes sense at a brand as unique as Marni.

News & Analysis

The Marni Riddle

Angelo Flaccavento asks if the drafting of Francesco Risso from Prada makes sense at a brand as unique as Marni.


News & Analysis

#BoF500 - The New Class: Designers

Top designers are the lifeblood of fashion, uniting creative vision with commercial savvy. Meet the 27 creative directors who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

News & Analysis

#BoF500 - The New Class: Designers

Top designers are the lifeblood of fashion, uniting creative vision with commercial savvy. Meet the 27 creative directors who are new to the #BoF500 this year.


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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.

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