Giambattista Valli
{{short description|Italian fashion designer (born 1966)}}
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| name = Giambattista Valli
| image = Portrait officiel de Monsieur Valli.jpg
| caption = Valli in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|06|27}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
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| education = Art degree
| occupation = Fashion designer
| known_for = Shows four times a year during Paris Fashion Week
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Giambattista Valli is an Italian fashion designer. He is from Rome, Italy. His collections, both ready to wear and Haute couture, are presented semi-annually during Paris Fashion Week.
Early life
Born and raised in Rome, Giambattista Valli completed studies at a liceo (an Italian secondary school) and then earned a degree in art. In 1987 he began a foundation course in illustration at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.es/moda/modapedia/disenadores/giambattista-valli/44|title=Giambattista Valli|website=www.vogue.es|access-date=11 December 2019}}
Career
=Early career=
After stints at Roberto Capucci (1986–1990), Fendi (1990–1995) and Krizia (1995–1996), Valli moved to Paris and worked as Creative Director for Emanuel Ungaro from 1998 to 2004.Elizabeth Pineau (2 March 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-paris-valli-idUSKBN20P2G6 Giambattista Valli celebrates Parisian attitude in catwalk show] Reuters. Ungaro credited Valli with revitalizing the house, and named him as his successor when he retired in 2004.Eric Wilson (21 March 2012), [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/fashion/giambattista-valli-designing-for-women-in-the-know.html Catering to the Valli Girls] New York Times. Shortly after, the Ferragamo family, which owned Ungaro, dismissed him during an internal struggle.Eric Wilson (21 March 2012), [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/fashion/giambattista-valli-designing-for-women-in-the-know.html Catering to the Valli Girls] New York Times.
=Giambattista Valli=
Valli launched his eponymous brand in 2005, heralding his first ready-to-wear show in Paris where he had moved from Italy. Giambattista Valli shows both ready-to-wear and haute couture collections semiannually in Paris. Valli is one of the few non-French designers granted membership into the historic{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/giambattista-valli-designer|title=Giambattista Valli: Prince Charming|last=Lee|first=Andrea|newspaper=W Magazine|language=en|access-date=2017-01-19}} Chambre Syndicate de la Haute Couture. He showed his first Couture collection in July 2011.Eric Wilson (21 March 2012), [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/fashion/giambattista-valli-designing-for-women-in-the-know.html Catering to the Valli Girls] New York Times.
In 2009, Mariella Burani Fashion Group signed a five-year contract to make and distribute the ready-to-wear collection of Giambattista Valli.Sofia Celeste (7 July 2009), [Burani to License Giambattista Valli Fashions] Wall Street Journal. By 2012, Giambattista Valli's ready-to-wear, couture and collaborations generated an estimated $80 million in sales annually.Eric Wilson (21 March 2012), [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/fashion/giambattista-valli-designing-for-women-in-the-know.html Catering to the Valli Girls] New York Times. With the expiration of a contract with Italian fur-maker Ciwifurs for the brand’s own fur coats and jackets, Giambattista Valli brought all production and distribution in-house in 2017.Joelle Diderich (27 November 2017), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/exclusive-giambattista-valli-activewear-retail-expansion-11056091/ Giambattista Valli Moves Into Activewear, Sets Retail Expansion] Women's Wear Daily.
The brand is owned by Giambattista Valli, with a minority shareholding by Groupe Artémis since 2017.Dominique Vidalon (29 June 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/artemis-valli-idUSL8N1JQ53L Kering's Pinault family buys stake in Maison Valli] Reuters.Lisa Lockwood (29 June 2017), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/pinault-familys-artemis-takes-stake-in-giambattista-valli-10934122/ Pinault Family’s Artémis Takes Stake in Giambattista Valli] Women's Wear Daily. Its headquarters are located in a historic building on Rue Boissy d'Anglas, designed by Luigi Scialanga, which also houses the brand's main store. Ali Morris (19 February 2014), [https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/designed-by-luigi-scialanga-giambattista-vallis-milan-flagship-is-a-decadent-enclave-on-courtyard-via-santandrea Designed by Luigi Scialanga Giambattista Valli’s Milan flagship is a decadent enclave on courtyard Via Sant’Andrea] Wallpaper. The brand has flagship stores in Paris, London, Milan,Ali Morris (19 February 2014), [https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/designed-by-luigi-scialanga-giambattista-vallis-milan-flagship-is-a-decadent-enclave-on-courtyard-via-santandrea Designed by Luigi Scialanga Giambattista Valli’s Milan flagship is a decadent enclave on courtyard Via Sant’Andrea] Wallpaper. Saint Tropez, Doha, Seoul and Beijing, and the brand's international distribution includes more than 245 selling points.Joelle Diderich (27 November 2017), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/exclusive-giambattista-valli-activewear-retail-expansion-11056091/ Giambattista Valli Moves Into Activewear, Sets Retail Expansion] Women's Wear Daily. Since 2005, the brand has collaborated with MAC Cosmetics.Stuart Emmrich (7 July 2015), [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/08/fashion/paris-couture-fall-2015-mac-cosmetics-giambattista-valli.html A Celebration: Giambattista Valli and MAC Cosmetics] New York Times.
=Other brands=
In 2014, Giambattista Valli launched Giamba, a new, younger sister ready-to-wear line, with a runway show in Milan.Luisa Zargani (30 May 2014), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/giambattista-valli-to-launch-giamba-7701194/ Giambattista Valli Launches New Line] Women's Wear Daily.Alessandra Turra (8 November 2019), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/giambattista-valli-sets-new-strategy-for-the-giamba-line-1203366054/ Giambattista Valli Sets New Strategy for The Giamba Line] Women's Wear Daily.
In late 2014, Giambattista Valli designed a spring collection for 7 for All Mankind.Luisa Zargani and Miles Socha (11 November 2014), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/denim/valli-links-with-seven-for-all-mankind-8028047/ Giambattista Valli Links With Seven For All Mankind] Women's Wear Daily.
From 2008 to 2017, Giambattista Valli was Creative Director of Moncler Gamme Rouge, reimagining refined activewear design for the brand, including a focus on women’s puffer jackets.Luisa Zargani (13 November 2017), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/moncler-ends-gamme-bleu-rouge-collections-11047705/ Moncler Ends Gamme Bleu, Rouge Collections] Women's Wear Daily. Immediately after, the Giambattista Valli brand launched their 2017 activewear capsule collection, including coats, puffer jackets, sweatshirts and track suits.Joelle Diderich (27 November 2017), [https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/exclusive-giambattista-valli-activewear-retail-expansion-11056091/ Giambattista Valli Moves Into Activewear, Sets Retail Expansion] Women's Wear Daily.
In 2019, Giambattista Valli released a capsule collection for men and women with H&M,Eleanor Biles (25 October 2019), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-fashion-valli-hennes-mauritz-idINKBN1X41B2 Couture meets high-street in Giambattista Valli, H&M collaboration] Reuters. his first foray into designing menswear.Ellie Violet Bramley (7 November 2019), [https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/nov/07/giambattista-valli-comes-to-hm-but-will-couture-work-on-the-high-street Giambattista Valli comes to H&M – but will couture work on the high street?] The Guardian.Alice Cavanagh (4 September 2019), [https://www.wsj.com/articles/giambattista-valli-hm-menswear-11567606895 Known for Lavish Evening Gowns, Giambattista Valli Leaps Into Affordable Menswear] Wall Street Journal.
Recognition
Giambattista Valli is the recipient of a Star Honoree Award from Fashion Group International in 2011 in New York and Best Designer of the Year Awards from Elle China in 2013 and from Marie Claire Spain in 2015.
Clients
Giambattista Valli designs have been worn by actresses, models, and royalty including Sarah Jessica Parker, Sonam Kapoor, Hilary Swank, Demi Moore, Ariana Grande, Penélope Cruz, Jessica Biel, Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Campbell, Mary Kate Olsen, Doutzen Kroes, Iman,{{Cite web|url=http://www.giambattistavalli.com|title=GIAMBATTISTA VALLI|last=nabos|first=lili fleury,arnaud|website=www.giambattistavalli.com|access-date=2017-01-19}} Queen Rania of Jordan, Sofia Carson{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2020-ready-to-wear/giambattista-valli|title=Giambattista Valli Spring 2020 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show|website=Vogue|language=en|access-date=2019-10-06}} Jelena Karleuša, Clotilde Courau{{Cite news|url=http://www.famousfashiondesigners.org/giambattista-valli|title=Giambattista Valli {{!}} Fashion Designer Biography|newspaper=FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNERS|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-19}} Amal Clooney, Rihanna, Anya Taylor-Joy, Kendall Jenner and Gwyneth Paltrow.{{Cite web|last=Okwodu|first=Janelle|title=Sofia Carson on Her Couture-Filled New Era|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sofia-carson-guess-im-a-liar-music-video-interview|access-date=2020-11-15|website=Vogue|language=en-us}} In 2019, he designed Charlotte Casiraghi's wedding dress.Alice Cavanagh (4 September 2019), [https://www.wsj.com/articles/giambattista-valli-hm-menswear-11567606895 Known for Lavish Evening Gowns, Giambattista Valli Leaps Into Affordable Menswear] Wall Street Journal.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.giambattistavalli.com/ Official page]
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