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Valentino celebrates 45 years in fashion with haute couture show

Rome, At the Villa Borghese in Rome, 75-year-old Valentino celebrated his 45-year anniversary with a haute couture show. Rome hadn't seen such a bright red carpet in decades, probably since the "Dolce Vita" 1960's, which coincided with the beginning of the 75-year-old designer's career, as golden boy of the international jet-set. The guest list included Sarah Jessica Parker, Claudia Schiffer, Joan Collins, Anne Hathaway, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Tom Ford, Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld and Elle Macpherson only to name a few of the celebrities, fashion icons and royals in attendance. "Valentino is a sweet man, a fantastic couturier, and I just hope he goes on designing for a very long time," said Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, a longtime friend, as she walked the red carpet in a vintage Valentino red gown. The evening's setting, by Dante Ferretti, evoked the Orient with lacquered red and black walls with gilded decorations framing the 78 tables adorned with center pieces made up of roses, hydrangeas and orchids. Waiters in guru jackets served the fish based menu on 3,500 delicate green porcelain plates, while an orchestra played high society music from the 1940's. Quoted by Hello Magazine, Valentino's long time friend Giancarlo Giammetti, says, "Fame and fortune have not changed him." "He is still the same little guy I met 45 years ago." Along with showing his autumn/winter collection of 61 outfits Valentino used the evening to launch a new perfume called Rock'n'Rose Couture, which will go on sale this fall.

 

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