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VALENTINO, date of creation: 1959 |
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1959 |
Having completed his fashion studies and an apprenticeship with Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche, Valentino starts up his first studio in Rome |
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1960 |
Begins his collaboration with Giancarlo Giammetti, who manages the commercial development of the House of Valentino |
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1962 |
His first collection at the international fashion Gotha in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence, is a triumphant success |
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1965 |
Valentino is recognized as the top name in Italian Haute Couture |
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1967 |
He is awarded the Neiman Marcus Prize in Dallas (the equivalent of an Oscar in the world of Fashion) |
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1968 |
Valentino's reputation is secured with the enormous success of his "Collezione Bianca", the first clothes and accessories to have the magic "V" label Designs the wedding dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy for her marriage to Aristote Onassis |
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1969 |
Begins his Boutique line of clothes and opens the first Valentino shop in Milan |
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1970 |
Launch of his first Ready-to-Wear collections Opening of Valentino boutiques in Rome and New York |
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1971 |
Opening of the first menswear shop in Via Condotti |
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| 1975 |
First fashion show of his Ready-to-Wear collection in Paris |
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1976 |
Opens a boutique in Tokyo |
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Launch of the Valentino perfume at a gala evening in Paris, at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées |
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Publication of the book "Valentino", edited by Franco Maria Ricci 20 September, Valentino presents his Autumn/Winter collection at the Metropolitan Museum in New York |
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1984 |
Valentino celebrates his twenty-fifth year in the business and receives an official award from the Minister for Industry |
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1985 |
He is awarded the Grand'Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito by the President of Italy |
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1986 |
Receives the highest decoration possible in Italy, the Cavaliere di Gran Croce, from the President |
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| 1989 |
First show of the Haute Couture collection in Paris |
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| 1990 |
In February, Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti found L.I.F.E (initials in Italian for "Fighting, Informing, Building, Teaching"), an association working for the fight against Aids The Accademia Valentino is officially opened to the public with an exhibition of painters of the Roman School Exhibition of "The Art of Cartier" at the Accademia Valentino Publication of the book "Valentino: Trent'Anni de Magia", by Leonardo |
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1991 |
To celebrate his thirtieth year in the fashion business, an exhibition entitled "Valentino: Thirsty Years of Magic" is organized in Valentino's honour by the Mayor of Rome at the Capitole Museum, while the Accademia Valentino presents a retrospective of his designs Creation of the perfume Vendetta for men and women |
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1992 |
Exhibition at the Accademia Valentino entitled: "La seduzione da Boucher a Warhol" The "Valentino: Thirty Years of Magic"' exhibition is invited to go to New York to coincide with the fifth centenary celebrations of the discovery of America. Valentino is invited by the Chinese government to stage a show in Beijing |
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1994 |
In January, Valentino presents his first ever costume designs at the Eisenhower Theatre in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Center, Washington, for an opera entitled "The Dream of Valentino", based on the life of the movie star Rudolf Valentino |
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1995 |
Valentino's return to Italy is celebrated on 14 January in Florence with a fashion show at the Stazione Leopolda, over thirty years his first show at the Palazzo Pitti. The Mayor of Florence awards him the "Premio speciale dell'arte nella moda" |
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| 1996 |
Valentino is named Cavaliere del Lavoro |
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| 1998 |
The House of Valentino is bought by H.d.P group (Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali), present on the Stock market. Their goal is to create the first italian luxury group |
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www.valentino.it |
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France |
8 Place Vendôme 75001 Paris |
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Italy |
Piazza Mignanelli 22 00187 Rome Via Manzoni 19 20121 Milan |
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United Kingdom |
174 Sloane Street London SW1 9QJ |
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United States |
600 Madison Avenue New York 10022 |
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Japan |
3-3 Kioi-Cho Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 102 |
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France |
17/19 Avenue Montaigne 75008 Paris 27 Rue du Fbg St Honoré 75008 Paris 376 Rue St Honoré 75001 Paris Deauville Place du Casino 14100 Deauville |
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Principality of Monaco |
7/9 Avenue de Montecarlo Monte Carlo |
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Italy |
Via Condotti 13 00187 Rome Via Bocca di Leone 15 00187 Rome Via Montenapoleone 20 20121 Milan Via della Vigna Nuova 47R Firenze San Marco 1473 Venezia |
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United Kingdom |
174 Sloane Street London SW1 9QJ |
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Switzerland |
49 Rue du Rhône Geneva Gstaad Lauenestrasse Gstaad |
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Greece |
16 Levidou St. Athens Aryiropoulou 1-3 Athens-Kifissia |
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Russia |
Kuznetsky Most 20 Moscow |
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United States |
747 Madison Avenue 10021 New York 2 Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills Los Angeles 240 Worth Avenue Palm Beach |
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Japan |
3-12 Kioi-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 102 Sunroser Akasaka Hotel New Otani Tokyo Imperial Plaza Hotel Imperial Tokyo Imperial Plaza Hotel Imperial Osaka |
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China |
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