Auth. Valentino Vintage Peak-Lapel Blazer

Valentino | Vintage Peak-Lapel Blazer Height: 27 1/2" Bust: 19 1/2" Fabric: Cotton, Wool and Silk. Condition: Pre- Owned EUC Excellent Condition. RN 66477 His first choice for an apprenticeship, in Paris, was Jacques Fath, then Balenciaga. He found an apprenticeship with Jean Dessès where he helped Countess Jacqueline de Ribes sketch her dress ideas. He then joined Guy Laroche for two years. At Jean Dessès, Valentino sketched furiously, between helping with window dressing and greeting clients for the daily 2:30 pm private showings.Most of his early sketches were lost.However, at a Rome exhibition in 1991 a smattering of them went on display and then-current clients such as Marie-Hélène de Rothschild and Elizabeth Taylor marveled that the DNA of Valentino's style was already apparent in the layers of white pleats and animal prints. 67 90971 F401 DA