Alessandra Facchinetti

Jessica Biel was one of the red carpet standouts at the Golden Globes on Monday night in a glimmering beaded Valentino dress and intricate Lorraine Schwartz diamond earrings — too bad that Hilary Swank also looked glam in the same “vintage” dress just 3 years ago at the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscars party. Did she not note Reese Witherspoon‘s Chanel dress mix-up from last year’s Globes? As for Valentino, reps for the house say “Valentino dresses are timeless and each woman brings to them her own...Read Full Story

Alessandra Facchinetti, who led this year’s Valentino Fall 2008 Couture Collection design team, has definitely made quite an impact. This year’s much-awaited Valentino Fall Collection has all the ingredients of romance, classical style and even contemporary flavor. One look at these clothes and you’ll know they have that Valentino touch. Ah, the Valentino touch. And yes, it’s apparent that these numbers are couture and nothing but. Which one is your favorite? 1. Long Red Dress 2. Black One...Read Full Story

The farewell catchprase to see-off failed designers on the UK's Project Catwalk is "Fashion has no mercy." Alessandra Facchinetti would be inclined to agree. The creative director of Valentino, who took over for the man himself when he retired last year, found out she'd been sacked from stories in the media announcing her replacements. At the helm now is Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, the team behind the successful accessories branch of the brand.Vogue.co.uk reports that...Read Full Story

Designer Tom Ford had the ”terrible time” during the finish of his power during Gucci since he became bored. (BANG) Tom Ford had the “terrible time” during the finish of his power during Gucci. The 49-year-old engineer – who gained general prominence for branch around the fortunes of the Italian conform residence – left the oppulance tag in 2004, as well as certified he fast became “bored” after being used to the fast-paced inlet of the wardrobe industry. He said: “I had the...Read Full Story

By now, most everyone in the fashion universe has heard that Alessandra Facchinetti has been ceremoniously removed from her post as Creative Director of Valentino. Some fashion critics, Suzy Menkes included, have spoken against the designer's dismissal, pointing to early successes in her first outings over the past couple of seasons, where she availed herself of Valentino's formidable atelier. But the story doesn't end there. A report in WWD said that Facchinetti's ousting was not due to...Read Full Story