Pierpaolo Piccioli protagonist at the Met
The designer Pierpaolo Piccioli, creative director of the Valentino fashion house, will be the next guest, on Tuesday 21 May, of “The Atelier” with Alina Cho, the ‘conversations’ of the journalist with the fashion greats taking place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New…
Gucci Pulls Sweater Slammed for Resembling Blackface Imagery
The Italian luxury label apologised for selling the $890 black turtleneck, whose extra-high collar features a pair of exaggerated red lips around an opening for the wearer’s mouth Kering‘s Gucci withdrew a sweater resembling blackface images like those currently roiling US politics, becoming the…
Valentino’s Plan to Level Up
Can the Italian label turn Pierpaolo Piccioli’s creative acclaim into commercial success and boost its single-digit growth? Chief executive Stefano Sassi shares his strategy Pierpaolo Piccioli is producing some of the most beautiful fashion collections in the world: majestic, but modern. Last week, the Valentino designer won critical…