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1965
Italian socialite and beauty expert Princess Luciana Pignatelli and Italian fashion designers Valentino Garavani and Princess Irene Galitzine arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport on September 15, 1965.
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1970
Valentino attends Valentino Fashion Party on September 27, 1970 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
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2001
Marie-Chantal Miller with Valentino arrive at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala for the opening of 'Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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2004
Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti at a cocktail reception on November 18, 2004.
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2005
Giancarlo Giammetti and Valentino at the launch of Valentino 5 on May 17, 2005.
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2006
Meryl Streep and Valentino at the 22nd Annual Night of Stars Honoring "The Romantics."
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2006
Iman and Valentino Garavani during Iman and Valentino Host Cocktail Reception Supporting Keep a Child Alive on November 15, 2006.
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2008
Model Claudia Schiffer and designer Garavani Valentino arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala on May 5, 2008.
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2008
Designer Valentino Garavani and actress Gwyneth Paltrow attend the 'Two Lovers' Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2008.
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2008
Designer Valentino Garavani and a guest arrive at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2008 benefit held at Le Moulin de Mougins during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2008.
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2008
Valentino attends the Richard Prince 'Continuation' Private View at the Serpentine Gallery on June 25, 2008.
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2008
Valentino arrives at the "Club 55" in Saint Tropez on July 26, 2008.
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2008
Valentino arrives at Valentino: The last Emperor premiere during the 65th Venice Film Festival on August 28, 2008.
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2008
Designer Valentino Garavani attends Samsung Imagination Icon's Series Premiere Event - The Red Thread: The Inspiration & Passion of Valentino Garavani at The Grace Building on September 3, 2008.
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2008
Monica Cruz, Valentino Garavani and Ines Sastre attend the Mango Flagship Store Opening Party At the the Mango Haussmann Store on September 28, 2008.
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2008
Designer Valentino Garavani attends a special screening of "Milk" hosted by The Cinema Society and Details at Landmark Sunshine Theater on November 18, 2008.
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2009
Designer Valentino Garavani and Martha Stewart attend the premiere of "Valentino: The Last Emperor" at The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater at The Musuem of Modern Art on March 17, 2009.
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2009
Designer Valentino Garavani attends the opening night of "West Side Story" on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on March 19, 2009.
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2009
Valentino Garavani signs copies of his book "Valentino: A Grand Italian Epic" at Taschen book store in Beverly Hills, California, on April 2, 2009.
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2009
Valentino Garavani attends the private view of the Frieze Art Fair, at Regent's Park on October 14, 2009 in London, England.
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2009
Designer Valentino attends "Valentino: The Last Emperor" DVD launch celebration at The Standard on November 3, 2009 in New York City.
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2009
Valentino Garavani attends "Valentino: The Last Emperor" premiere at Embassy Cinema on November 16, 2009 in Rome, Italy.
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2009
Valentino Garavani is seen on November 18, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
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2010
Valentino attends the UK film premiere of 'A Single Man' at the Curzon Mayfair in London on February 1, 2010.
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2010
Designer Valentino Garavani attends the premiere of "Sex and the City 2" at Radio City Music Hall on May 24, 2010 in New York City.
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2011
Valentino attends the Tom Ford Flagship Store Opening Celebration at Tom Ford on February 24, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
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2011
Valentino Garavani and model Natalia Vodianova attend the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City.
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2011
Valentino Garavani attends 'The White Fairy Tale Love Ball' in support Of 'The Naked Heart Foundation' at Chateau de Wideville on July 6, 2011 in Crespieres, France.
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2011
Bianca Brandolini and designer Valentino attend the 68th Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy.
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2011
Valentino Garavani attends Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum Launch party at the IAC Headquarters on December 7, 2011 in New York City.
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2011
Valentino Garavani attends
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2011
Bianca Brandolini and designer Valentino attend the 68th Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy.
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2011
Valentino Garavani attends Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum Launch party at the IAC Headquarters on December 7, 2011 in New York City.
Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani - or better known as Valentino - is a stellar example of classic consistent style. The Italian fashion designer, born May 11, 1932, is a different breed of "style transformation."
For a fashion icon who is known for a signature look - exquisitely tailored suit, coiffed hair, and bronze skin - it was a challenge to find images that displayed an evolution or change in style, as Valentino has always been consistently classic, put together, chic, and professional. Take a look through Valentino's style from 1965 to now.
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Behind the Scenes at Valentino
