Fashion mogul Valentino, his loyalties long divided between France and Italy, has chosen Paris to show his final collection, capping a dazzling 45-year career.
The venue for the January 23 show, befitting the refined elegance that defines Valentino, will be the Rodin Museum on Paris’s upscale Left Bank.
“I want to stop at the height of my glory,” the 75-year-old fashion legend said after unveiling his last ready-to-wear collection in October, also in Paris.
His final bow haute couture show promises to be as immaculate as ever and well steeped in his signature colour red.
“It will be a grand collection, a grand show, somewhat unique with a lot of gowns,” a spokesman at the Valentino fashion house told AFP.
Announcing his planned departure last September, Valentino said it was “the perfect moment to say adieu to the world of fashion,” just two months after an opulent show in Rome marked the House of Valentino’s 45th year.

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