[Valentino]
A deluxe publication: a box containing 3 printed items celebrating the work of the legendary fashion designer, Valentino. Valentino's Red Book contains forty specially-commissioned photos shot by renowned fashion photographers showing models and celebrities wearing Valentino's signature colour red. The Fashion Photocopy Manual 1960-00 features designs from the inception of the line to today, and pays tribute to the craftsmanship and fine detail work of Valentino. The Valentino is designed to resemble a tabloid newspaper and features press shots of celebrities, royalty, and models in Valentino.
Concept by Franca Sozzani. Art direction and design by Luca Stoppini. New York. Rizzoli. 2001. First edition. 3 volumes, hardback & paperback, quarto; black cloth-bound boards, illustrated wrappers, folded 8-page newspaper; housed in black cloth clam-shell box, with thick illustrated boards mounted to all sides. [c.100; c.250; 8 pages]. Profusely illustrated throughout. English & Italian. 325 x 240mm. 2.5kg. 9780847823574. Near fine; contents excellent; some slight rubbing to corners of boards on box.
