Giambattista Valli is a French designer who was born and raised in Italy. He is the former art director for Emanuel Ungaro Ready To Wear. He debuted his own line in 2005, and is now a favorite of many fashionable celebrities.
Drawing upon the accolades of its highly regarded L’Amour Collection, Nokia has joined creative forces with talented fashion designer Giambattista Valli to craft the Nokia 7373 Special Edition. For this one-of-a-kind cooperation between a thriving creator of new designs and the pioneer in mobile fashion accessories, Nokia returns to the style capital of Paris during Fashion Week. Here the efforts to fuse fashion with mobility began in 1999 with the introduction of the Nokia 8210. “I was... Read Full Story
Charlize Theron was the belle of this ball, arriving in a black Christian Dior Fall 2008 Couture strapless dress with a sequined dripping detail on her sheer skirt. Her hair was sleek straight, as she carried a black clutch and wore gold studded strappy sandals. Jennifer Morrison continues her love affair with the Valli collection, this time wearing a black strapless Giambattista Valli Spring 2009 dress with a black and white poufy skirt. The actress wore her hair back in loose waves and... Read Full Story
Whilst on the campaign trail for her hit movie, He's Just Not That Into You , Drew Barrymore wowed me with her red carpet and TV appearances looks. Her Lanvin strapless dress , was beautiful on her. I loved the nude satin sash on the neckline and silhouette the dress gave her. She really looked like she had fun on the red carpet that night with her co-stars. This dress is currently on pre-order from Luisaviaroma.com for €3,307. It looks even better with the necklace, which we saw Claire... Read Full Story
If you are anything like me, a part of you is wishing Drew Barrymore saved this stunning Giambattista Valli Spring 2009 sheath dress, with a ruffled shoulder detail for the red carpet. The actress/producer wore this amazing dress, when she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this week. She was on the show to promote her new film He's Just Not That Into You , which I am excitedly seeing this evening. Her white dress with a black paillettes overlay Valli creation, was the same as... Read Full Story
Do not adjust your monitors, yes this is really Elizabeth Hurley looking much like a sibling of Pamela Anderson. The model/"actress" showed off a Jessica Rabbit type figure when she left her home this evening en route to light up the Tower Of London in pink as part of the Global Illumination Initiative to raise awareness for breast cancer. I am confident that it's purely the dress, and not an type of cosmetic procedure that has cause this uplift. Wearing a fuschia Giambattista Valli Resort... Read Full Story
My inbox has been full of fun things to let you know about, not the least of which are these two events taking place in New York City this week. If you're in the area and need something to do in the city that never sleeps, be sure to check these out (and report back to us of course with your Blue Orchid inspired on-the-town stories - the rest of us need to live vicariously through you!):
First up is Giambattista Valli’s debut Spring 2009 Bridal Collection. Here's their invitation to you... Read Full Story
The Giambattista Valli Spring 2009 collection was full beautiful voluminous dresses. Amy Adams wore a Valli ivory strapless printed dress with a bow detail, which is an amalgamation of two dresses that were presented on the runway. Amy wore her dress, when she attended a VIP screening of her film Doubt in London this evening. Amy is fast becoming the unofficial ambassador for the brand, as we have seen her in a few pieces from the Valli collection recently. I do like the dress, but in... Read Full Story
Halle Berry suits up in Giambattista Valli at The Hollywood Reporter ’s Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday (December 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 43-year-old Oscar winner was honored with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award for playing roles that didn’t have to be defined by race and her private endeavors to support women less privileged than herself.
At the breakfast, Halle also talked about benefiting from lifelong mentor Yvonne Sims... Read Full Story
Alexander McQueen: It pains me to say that my favorite designer at the moment didn't awe me this season. I guess I was expecting a lot after Fall 08 RTW, which is quite possibly my favorite collection ever. Of course McQueen's looks were pretty and pretty crazy. I was just hoping for something more. Above: Look closely for the skull design. Loewe: I wish I could have these! Amazing. Above: I love the ruffles and how it carried through to the backs of the shoes (nice surprise). Sonia Rykiel... Read Full Story
You gotta give Drew Barrymore props for stepping outside of the style box. The actress wore a black Giambattista Valli Pre-Fall 2009 to her latest appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman . The off the shoulder dress, which features puffy sleeves and velvet detailing, isn't for everyone. But Drew wears it well, and it's her confidence that sells it. If you're going to take a fashion risk, you have to have attitude to make it work. If you're unsure about the look, then others will be... Read Full Story
