• VALENTINO founded in Rome 1960, one of the last true Italian Maisons de Couture. Dressed Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Princess Margaret. High fashion prestige, not a trend brand.
• Alessandro Michele is the name to drop, the genius who saved Gucci and tripled its revenue is now at the helm. His arrival is a big deal in fashion.
• The ‘V’ is everything, instantly recognisable, born 1968, it signals heritage and elegance.
• Three words that sell it: Italian. Couture. Bold. Valentino sits in the true fashion luxury tier, these aren’t sunglasses, they’re a wearable couture piece. Confident, expressive, unapologetically beautiful.
• Seal the deal: “It’s the kind of piece that makes an outfit — people will ask where you got them.”