No doubt about it, one thing is style,
and another is fame. This man has both, Valentino. Eternally suntanned and with
more than 40 years of fame in the fashion world, always immaculate with
perfectly groomed hair, jacket and tie, he is definitely a man of great style.
Small in stature, he more than makes up for it with his huge and charming
personality. He had been crowned as the last emperor of
fashion.
A documentary was made of this charismatic Italian designer on his life and his long years in the very competitive, fickle world of high fashion, dressing the rich and the famous, and staying put high up on the ladder amongst the best known top designers. It was filmed by Matt Tymauer, reporter of the fashion magazine 'Vanity Fair', completely seduced by this very charming blue-eyed designer.
A documentary was made of this charismatic Italian designer on his life and his long years in the very competitive, fickle world of high fashion, dressing the rich and the famous, and staying put high up on the ladder amongst the best known top designers. It was filmed by Matt Tymauer, reporter of the fashion magazine 'Vanity Fair', completely seduced by this very charming blue-eyed designer.
His creations had been worn by the most beautiful women in the world, the most famous and the most distinguished; or those simply rich enough to afford it and enjoy the privilege of wearing one of his dresses. Amongst the world known super stars and celebrities were Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy and Lady Di. Asked about all these ladies, he said now he only had eyes for Julia Roberts, who wore a dress specially designed for her, the very stylish black gown inserted with ribbon-strips, for the Oscar ceremony in 2001, when she won the best leading actress in her roll in 'Erin Brockovich'.
The documentary centres on the celebration of his 40 years in the fashion world. It took place in Rome, with the Coliseum as background. He announced his retirement and staged his last fashion presentation in January 2008. The other Hollywood stars he had dressed and appeared in the documentary included Gwyneth Paltrow and Joan Collins amongst many others. For I don't remember reason, I never saw it until recently.
He says he regrets to see the traditional small workshops disappearing, where seamstresses imposed the law long before so called stylists, and this law was: minute attention to every detail to assure impeccable finish, with all garments painstakingly hand-stitched with infinite patience. The reason I like Valentino's creation is, that all his dresses are ultra feminine, always the foremost factor I look for when it comes to choosing a dress for myself. Not that I can afford it any more!
When mentioned by someone about the colour red, which rarely seen in his collections, he responded with: "Red! I hate red!! I am sick of red!!!", he exclaimed. "My dresses made of this colour were the simplest and most stupid of my career!" he added. That statement is the most strange of all, for me anyway. I simply love and adore his red dresses; I don't usually wear red, except when it was design by him. As soon as I put it on, I feel extra feminine, romantic and exceptionally sensual.
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