A new era for Valentino, Resale Report 2024 + 5 common resume mistakes in fashion
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It’s a new era for Valentino.
The fashion industry learned with surprise and sadness that Pierpaolo Piccioli left Valentino after 25 years at the house, including 8 as creative director.
In other big news: Yesterday, the press announced Alessandro Michele has been appointed the new creative director of Valentino. This marks a big move in Michele’s career, who left his role as creative director of Gucci in November 2022.
Valentino will not present its menswear and haute couture shows in June this year, so the next collection we will see, which will mark Michele’s debut will be the Spring 2025 one in September.
Let’s take this big moment in the history of Valentino to remember some of Pierpaolo Piccioli’s career highlights at the brand.
Pierpaolo Piccioli joined the House of Valentino in 1999, starting as an accessory designer alongside Maria Grazia Chiuri. The duo instantly revamped the brand’s handbag and eyewear collection.
Following the retirement of the founder Valentino Garavani in 2007, he was succeeded by Alessandra Facchinetti for two seasons until Chiuri and Piccioli were promoted to co-creative directors in 2008. They presented their first Spring 2009 Haute Couture collection for Valentino in January 2009, followed by Fall 2009 ready-to-wear.
In 2016, Piccioli became the sole creative director of Valentino, following Chiuri’s departure for Christian Dior.
Although Valentino has always been associated with the red color thanks to the iconic Red Dress, under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli, pink became another signature color of the Maison.
The designer used it since his first Spring 2017 collection, and his passion for pink was elevated during the AW22 show where he unveiled his landmark Pink PP Collection. The designer worked with Pantone to create a signature Pink PP shade and designed almost every look in that color.
Another emblematic show staged by the ex-creative director was his AW22 couture show on Rome’s iconic Spanish Steps, in homage to the brand’s Roman roots.
Valentino’s AW23 couture show, during which Piccioli introduced jeans to the couture runway, also went down in fashion history.
With the recent Fall 2024 all-black collection, Piccioli closed his chapter at Valentino.
We loved Valentino under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli. He was deeply devoted to the house and his team. For example, his Fall 2018 haute couture collection saw each dress named after the artisan who created it, and he often concluded the shows inviting his team ‘on stage’.
We wish Pierpaolo Piccioli good luck in his future projects and can’t wait to see more of his creative talent. We are also waiting with excitement to see how Valentino will look like under the artistic direction of Alessandro Michele.
What happened in the industry this week?💚
Ralph Lauren will show his fall/holiday 2024 collection in April
Following the spring 2024 collection at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in September 2023, Ralph Lauren will return once again to New York to stage his next show, which will be held on April 29. The location is still kept secret but it is expected to be a small and intimate affair, according to sources of WWD.
Marine Serre is Pitti Uomo’s next guest designer
It has been announced that Marine Serre will be Pitti Uomo’s next guest designer. She will unveil her new men’s collection on June 12th during the upcoming trade show’s 106th edition, running on June 11-14 in Florence. Marine Serre has shown menswear as part of her previous collections, but this will be the first time she stages a dedicated menswear runway for her namesake brand, launched in 2016.
Dior is opening summer pop-up and concept stores
Dior will open this summer a range of pop-ups and concept stores showcasing the new Dioriviera beach collection.
The 7 pop-up stores will be located in Sanya and Xiamen (China) Seoul (South Korea), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Nice (France), D Maris Bay, (Turkey), and the Beverly Hills Hotel in California.
In addition, a dozen seasonal resort concept stores will open starting this week in Portofino, Italy, and throughout April and May. The other locations are Cyprus, Cannes, Ibiza, Bodrum, Porto Cervo, Montenegro, and Paraggi, and two locations each in Mykonos, Greece, and Capri, Italy, according to WWD.
Nice collabs
Marc Jacobs x Anna Sui
The two designers are once again collaborating on a limited-edition collection (the most recent one was in 2023 for Heaven by Marc Jacobs) which includes a varsity jacket and Snapshot bag. The two products feature the Miss and Mister Marc characters, illustrated by Will Broome.
This new collaboration celebrates Marc Jacobs’ 40th anniversary in business and the enduring friendship of more than 30 years between Jacobs and Sui.
Burberry x Highgrove Graden x Holly Mills
Burberry released a third collection with Highgrove, the private residence of King Charles III, in collaboration with the artist Holly Mills. The collection includes scarves and trenchcoats that feature the King’s favorite flower, the delphinium.
What’s new in sustainability 🌱
Resale Report 2024
A new report from Thredup found that the global secondhand apparel market will reach $350 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 12% per year.
The report also highlights that in 2023, resale grew 15X faster than the broader retail clothing sector, and online resale saw accelerated growth at 23% year-over-year.
You can find more takeaways of ThredUp by reading their full report here.
Fashion Career Tips
Have you been applying to multiple fashion jobs or internships without getting any responses?
You may be making 1 or more common mistakes in your resume.
While there could be many reasons why your job applications are not working, (but it’s NOT because you didn’t attend a fashion school or lack experience in fashion) one of the main reasons is a poorly crafted resume.
In our latest article, we uncover 5 common mistakes applicants make in their fashion resumes, and how to build a CV that gets noticed among recruiters.
Read the article here.
Nice Things 💖
The Valentino team ♥️ Pierpaolo Piccioli
Happy 5th birthday Vogue Greece!
What to read this week 📚
Do you know the stages a fashion product goes through after it has been introduced to the market?
A product’s journey doesn’t end when it hits the stores. A product goes through various stages from the moment it is first introduced to consumers until being removed from the market.
As (aspiring) fashion professionals, especially if you pursue a business-oriented career in marketing, sales, buying, or brand management, you need to understand how the product lifecycle works.
In our recent article, we talk about the lifecycle of fashion products, and how it is used by fashion professionals.
Read it here.
Fashion Profiles to follow this week
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