A documentary convincingly makes the case that designer Valentino's lavish lifestyle is matched only by the talent that has kept him at the top of the fashion industry for 45 years
di Kenneth Turan The Los Angeles Times
Valentino: The Last Emperor," the title of a new documentary about the icon of haute couture, may sound like canny hyperbole, but once you've seen this smart and incisive film, it will seem like a simple statement of fact.
For one thing, Valentino Garavani, a fashion designer so celebrated only his first name is necessary, certainly lives like an emperor. When he travels, it's by private jet with his six pugs always in attendance, or on his 152-foot yacht with a full-time staff of 11. When he sleeps, it might be in his 17th century chateau outside of Paris, his villa in Rome, his ski retreat in Switzerland, the town house in London or his apartment in Manhattan. [...]
di Kenneth Turan, articolo completo (3230 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 3 aprile 2009