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• At Ungaro, I discovered the flou and the language of Paris.

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• Capucci was the biggest schooling I had. It wasn’t just about the technical knowledge, such as color and volume, but also about the secret rules, and the beautiful codes of respect between the atelier and the master.

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• I don’t shop. I buy things that inspire me, that give me emotion.

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• I have made bouquets of pleats, bouquets of flowers, bouquets of ruffles, bouquets of feathers. Often I design in mousseline, held tightly around the waist, and with something else going on all around.

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• I like things that are kind of eclectic, when one thing doesn’t go with another. That’s why I love Rome. The town itself is that way. It’s where Fascist architecture meets classic Renaissance, where the ancient bangs up against the contemporary. It has a touch of everything. That’s my style, and that’s what my work is about.

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• I want a woman to feel the cut of the scissors in the clothes.

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• I’m a label that wants to sell. I believe in clothes.

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• My clothes are for the international jet set. They are very much for the red carpet.

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• The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.

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• Rome holds my psyche in balance. Whenever I’m there, it’s like a holiday.

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• The problem is that resuscitating old labels doesn’t work anymore. I think it is very important to give hope to a new generation of designers, so that one day they really can put their own names out there.

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Birth:	1966
Nationality:	Italian
Profession:	Fashion Designer

About

Giambattista Valli was born in Rome, Italy. He is an Italian fashion designer. His collections, both ready to wear and Haute couture are presented annually during the Paris Fashion Week. He holds a BA from Liceo as well a degree in Art. In 1987, he began a foundation course in illustration at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. He designs an eponymous line of accessories, has a deal with Italian top fur-maker Ciwifurs for his own fur coats and jackets and designs a line for the oldest sporting jackets manufacturer, Moncler. The brand has more than 245 selling points in 41 countries worldwide. His clothes have been worn by the likes of celebrities Penélope Cruz, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, Natalie Portman, Diane Kruger, Halle Berry, Zoe Saldana, Julianne Moore, Brooke Shields and royalty like Her Majesty Rania of Jordan and princess Clotilde Courau.

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