No one understands red quite like Valentino. In a sweeping celebration and exploration
of the Italian Maison’s relationship with the color, Rosso Valentino mines more than
fifty years of one of fashion’s most meticulously preserved archives for a definitive
catalogue raisonne featuring over 180 of Maison Valentino’s most iconic dresses and
accessories, from legendary silk ball gowns and haute couture chiffon creations to
nappa calfskin “Rockstud” slingbacks and VLogo Signature buckle belts with antique
brass finishes.
Spanning the eras of Valentino Garavani to the current creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, the title illustrates Valentino’s unparalleled connection to one of the world’s most passionate, seductive, powerful, and culturally symbolic colors.
Limited edition, gift wrapping:
- 304 pages
- Over 200 illustrations
- English language
- Released in October 2022
- W 30.7 x L 39 x D 6.5 cm
- Silk hardcover in a luxury matt coated slipcase
- ISBN: 9781649801807
- 6.5 kg
About Author:
Charlie Porter is a writer and a curator whose most recent book is What Artists Wear. He writes for titles such as Financial Times, New York Times, Luncheon and i-D, and has worked at The Guardian, British GQ and Fantastic Man. He was a juror for the Turner Prize in 2019, the same year he curated the group show Palimpsest at Lismore Castle in Ireland.
Reviews and mentions of the book in the press:
Harper's Bazaar Gift Guide 2023: Die Schonsten Geschenke Und Ideen Zum Muttertag; By Neele Kehrer, Harper's Bazaar Online (Germany), May 2023
Il coffee table book sulla storia di Burberry e gli altri libri piu interessanti da collezionare; By Federica Salto, Vogue Online (Italy), March 2023
Stilvoll rotsehen; By: Angela Sirch, Moments Online (Switzerland), January 2023
Com'e? Valentino Rosso, il libro da 6,5 kg, 180 abiti e 550 sfumature che racconta il colore iconico della Maison; By: Giulia Di Giamberardino, Vogue Online (Italy), December 2022
Rosso Valentino: el nuevo libro dedicado al color ma?s ico?nico de la historia; By: Donato D'Aprile, L’Officiel Online (Spain), December 2022
Les beaux livres sur la mode et la haute couture a? glisser sous le sapin; By: Emma Ruffenach, Fashion Network Online (France), December 2022
Valentino’s New Book Explores 50 Years of the Maison’s Love For Red; By: Aminath Ifasa, Villa 88 Online, November 2022
Valentino Rosso , the Volume by Assouline that Explains the History and the Link of Color with the Maison, Harper’s Bazaar Italy Online (IT), October 2022
Valentino Rosso: Wszystkie odcienie czerwieni, Vogue Polska Online (Poland), October 2022
