Valentino Bids Farewell to the Fashion Industry
Posted on January 24, 2008
Filed Under Fashion Designers, Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Valentino
Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani bid farewell to the fashion industry with one final runway show at Paris Fashion Week. The Women’s Haute Couture Spring 2008 Collection was typically Valentino — full of stunning dresses.
Unfortunately, Valentino did not have kind words to mark his departure from the fashion world:
“This environment is no longer stimulating,” he sniffed to journalists after the launch of his final haute couture show in Paris. “I certainly won’t miss the fashion world. It’s ruined! Everybody’s doing the same things. What’s missing is challenge, creativity, cheerfulness. These days it’s all about numbers! To continue working in an environment which says nothing in particular to me would be a bore.”
At the end of the runway show, the catwalk was filled with models wearing the exact same red dress: a signature of Valentino’s contribution to fashion. It was a perfect send-off for Valentino!
More photos from the final Valentino women’s Haute Couture collection below:
Source: The Independent:
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