It's hard to imagine a red carpet event without a Valentino gown. As the designer of choice among Hollywood royalty, Valentino's floor-length satin and silk dresses exude a dreamy glamour and female sensuality at home on Elizabeth Taylor forty years ago, or Julia Roberts today. Valentino Gravani began his career when he opened his first studio in Rome in 1960, and quickly rose to fashion fame, winning the coveted Neiman Marcus prize in 1967 despite the fact that his classic, full-length skirts defied '60s Twiggy trends. A year later he designed Jacqueline Kennedy's wedding dress for her marriage to Aristotle Onassis, and the opening of boutiques in Rome and New York soon followed. His first haute couture collection debuted in Paris in 1989. A living example of the fabulous lifestyle his designs evoke, Valentino's success places him in the same exclusive circles as the celebrities he dresses.
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