VALENTINO
will unveil its autumn – winter 2012-13 menswear collection for the
first time at the Pitti Uomo show in Florence on January 11 – where the
brand’s designers will be the event’s special guests. “We are very happy
that
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli,
the Valentino creative directors, accepted our invitation,” Raffelle
Napoleone, ceo of Pitti Immagine, said. “Their work combines a dynamic,
contemporary spirit with the sartorial savoir-faire of a house that
wrote a huge chapter in the history of fashion. Their visionary yet
pragmatic approach combines tradition and innovation without
interruptions: this is a feature that Pitti Immagine has always admired
and looked for in fashion designers. The brand used to unveil its
collection during Menswear Fashion Week in Milan, and more recently via a
presentation in Paris, but this will be the label’s first catwalk show
since
spring/summer 2008 when
it was still designed by Valentino himself. “We have been following
their work since the first shows in Paris. In a very short time they
have developed a secure, poetic and precise style. And now the time has
come to offer them the Pitti stage to present the new vision of the
Valentino Man with a dedicated fashion show”. “By so prominently
featuring one of the icons of Made in Italy, Pitti Uomo continues its
support for contemporary Italian fashions,” a statement for the event
added. – -
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