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After debuting in 2005, Giambattista Valli’s eponymous line quickly found a following among celebrities and socialites. The Italian designer, who shows in Paris, excels at high-drama dresses with experimental volumes and proportion. Feminine details in the form of ruffles and bows work to balance the sharp architectural lines, and they’ve helped put his evening looks on plenty of red carpets.
“He addresses a customer who loves classicism but wants to be sexy at the same time.”—Julie Gilhart WWD
“If a woman chooses to wear one of my cocktail dresses with a pair of sneakers, say, then that's all the more fun.”—Giambattista Valli WWD
“One of the biggest compliments is when someone says, ‘it's like wearing a T-shirt.”—Giambattista Valli People.com
Giambattista Valli