Whilst on my travels last week I visited the Valentino retrospective exhibition that was about to close at GOMA. There is a book that according to the website is out of print but if anyone finds it available online let me know. I would suggest that if you weren’t in or around Brisbane to see the exhibition then the book is really extensive, particularly from an archival point of view. They only had display copies on hand so sadly I couldn’t get one for myself.
I do need to admit that I’m a fan of Valentino from a craft and talent perspective but had never really loved his work, as I do say Chanel. There were dresses in the retrospective that in my opinion were down right hideous, but they were few and far between, the majority being dream like wafts of silk and sequins were truly breath taking.
It was a true priviledge to be able to wander around one off coutour pieces for an afternoon. I’ve selected some of my favourite images below that should all be in the book and were presented as part of the archival part of the exhibit on his editorial work.
