Valentino Fashion Group have announced that Alessandra Facchinetti will be their new creative director after Valentino resigned yesterday.
The designer, who worked with Gucci before she quit following a disagreement in 2005, will take over responsibity for Valentino’s couture and ready-to-wear collections, along with the RED and Roma secondary lines when he leaves in January.
Valentino, 75, will present one more ready to wear season and one more couture show before he retires. His longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, will also step down.
Valentino Fashion Group emphasized how it worked together with Valentino and Giammetti to reorganize the creative team at the brand according to a statement today.
It's all change for the world famous fashion house as Maria Grazia Chiuri and Paolo Piccioli have also been appointed creative directors for their department.
Caz Moss- Female First
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