VALENTINO

Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (Voghera, Italy, May 11 1932), best known as Valentino, is an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Valentino SpA brand and company. Valentino's international debut took place in 1962 in Florence, the Italian fashion capital of the time. His first show at the Pitti Palace was welcomed as a true revelation and the young couturier was deluged by orders from foreign buyers and enthusiastic comments on the press.

By the mid-1960s he was already considered the undisputed maestro of Italian Couture, receiving in 1967 the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award, the equivalent of an Oscar in the field of fashion. The Begum Aga Khan, Farah Diba, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Lee Radziwill, Queen Paola of Belgium, Audrey Hepburn,  and other VIPs were already customers as well as personal friends.

Encouraged by their friend, valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti created L.I.F.E, an association for the support of AIDS-related patients, which benefits from the activities of the Accademia valentino.

             

1.     Valentino

a)    Only sells his creations in Europe

b)    Had his first show at Uffizi museum in Florence

c)    Sells his creations all over the world

d)    Had his first show in Milan

2.     Valentino

a)    Received the Oscar for fashion design in 1967

b)    Received his second Oscar for fashion design in 1967

c)    Is called the maestro of Italian Couture but he has never received a prize for his work

d)    Is called the maestro of Italian Couture and received a prize by The Begum Aga Khan

3.     Valentino

a)    Created L.I.F.E alone

b)    Created L.I.F.E supported by a famous actress

c)    Created L.I.F.E for the support of Cancer-related patients

d)    Created Accademia Valentino for the support of AIDS-related patients