Valentino - The All-Things Valentino Thread

[Lola701]

I kinda wished Armani handled his succession while at the helm of his brand. Maybe a co-creative direction when it comes to the RTW collections first.
Obviously, nobody is gonna rise from the studio there…

 

[Kanzai]

Armani should get rid of all their diffusion lines imo. Emporior should have been Miu Miu like label instead of being a watered down version of Giorgio.

 

[tourbillions]

can they get pilati out of Berlin? and maybe shower him😁 his small collection for fendi would have been nice for valentino.

 

[Kanzai]

Pilati for any label that has a strong menswear background

 

[Lola701]

can they get pilati out of Berlin? and maybe shower him😁 his small collection for fendi would have been nice for valentino.

Stefano has such high views of himself and is quick to over intellectualize the smallest stuff that maybe Valentino wouldn’t be a good fit for him at all.
Armani however is totally him. I think he loves Giorgio. He may have the same ego (even if Giorgio is totally fair because he is a legend) and he dresses for the most part, the same woman.
He struggled a bit at Saint Laurent sometimes because frivolity is not something he understand and somehow his best collection were very upbeat and urban. When we look at his work at Agnona, where he was really at ease, it could have been Armani.

And he is fantastic with fabrics. I’m sure those luscious satin we get at Armani Privé will still maintain their luster under him.

On this forum, we are constantly helping those head hunters and executives and yet, they disappoints us everytime! I’m done! Lol

 

[tourbillions]

that would even be better! he would probably love having emporio and giorgio armani to work with. emporio for his street stuff and giorgio for his more bourgeoise looks.

 

[Tchi]

Who’s linking an all things Armani thread please? Insert link below!

 

[LadyJunon]

Who’s linking an all things Armani thread please? Insert link below!

I'll create one the next time we get news from Armani.

 

[PDFSD]

It has been communicated internally to the teams that the announcement is to be made this week who is coming as creative director

 

[Salvatore]

It has been communicated internally to the teams that the announcement is to be made this week who is coming as creative director

Ooooooh !!! I am excited !!!

 

[Olaffo]

Oh come on guys, just drop the name hahaha !

 

[blueorchid]

Jacquemus 🤭

 

[Salvatore]

Jacquemus 🤭

Wouldn't be surprised lol

 

[LadyJunon]

It has been communicated internally to the teams that the announcement is to be made this week who is coming as creative director

As in, before this Sunday?

Jacquemus 🤭

God, please no.

 

[Olaffo]

@misstweedoffical is giving a hot tea on that Valentino shake up. Apparently the abrupt departure of PPP was caused by the spat with CEO Jacobo Venturini. Also, Alessandro Michele will be appointed as creative director as early as this week to keep the company afloat and not loosing additional FW (Menswear and HC cancelled as we already know).

 

[LadyJunon]

@misstweedoffical is giving a hot tea on that Valentino shake up. Apparently the abrupt departure of PPP was caused by the spat with CEO Jacobo Venturini. Also, Alessandro Michele will be appointed as creative director as early as this week to keep the company afloat and not loosing additional FW (Menswear and HC cancelled as we already know).

So Michele is confirmed. I'm excited for him, but it's such a shame that his appointment is surrounded by such negativity.

 

[AVC]

Michele at Valentino and Sabato at Gucci? This is weird and I’m not sure I like it.

 

[Lola701]

I wanted so bad to be able to buy Fendi clothes again…
Michele at Valentino would be interesting. I’m more interested in the relationships with the CEO, what is going to happen once Pinault acquires the brand and more than that, if Giancarlo Giammetti will be as supportive as he was with PPP.

Somehow the clothes are the least of my concern weirdly.
I feel like he will need to hold back a lot!

 

[jeanclaude]

I wanted so bad to be able to buy Fendi clothes again…
Michele at Valentino would be interesting. I’m more interested in the relationships with the CEO, what is going to happen once Pinault acquires the brand and more than that, if Giancarlo Giammetti will be as supportive as he was with PPP.

Somehow the clothes are the least of my concern weirdly.
I feel like he will need to hold back a lot!

That´s the problem: his aesthetic clashes with Valentino totally! It´s like hiring Lacroix to create for Armani.

 

[yslforever]

I wanted so bad to be able to buy Fendi clothes again…

Oh me too

Michele at Valentino would be interesting. I’m more interested in the relationships with the CEO, what is going to happen once Pinault acquires the brand and more than that, if Giancarlo Giammetti will be as supportive as he was with PPP.

Kering bought 30% at 1,7 billion in cash (putting Valentino at a 5,6 billion valuation) but has a call-option for the remaining 70%, or 4 billions, which they can buy on stocks, so the lower the Kering stock, the more they will have to issue and the more Mayhoola can receive, meaning the Pinaults will be significantly diluted in the deal, they currently have 42% of Kering. At current market cap, it's potentially nearly 10% of Kering going to Mayhoola, so the Pinaults will be diluted to 35%, they won't lose the full control but they will have to answer to a very large second shareholder at 10%-9ish %.

Somehow the clothes are the least of my concern weirdly.
I feel like he will need to hold back a lot!

Yes Valentino do need much better accessories first.