As fashion editor and friend André Leon Talley wrote in the introduction, “Valentino Garavani designs his luncheons and dinners, in all of his homes, the way he has created crescendos and allegros vivace throughout his forty-plus-year career as one of the greatest haute couture designers and high-fashion leaders in the world.� Beauty and entertaining have long been passions of Valentino.� “I am in love with beauty,� he admits in the book’s opening. “I have always loved beautiful objects.� Though beyond the tangible objects d’art housed in each of his residences, Valentino’s excellence as a host is defined by the warmth and joy he creates for his guests. THIS ITEM CANNOT BE RETURNED Size&Fit: 240 pages 80 illustrations English language Released in November 2014 W 27.58 x L 36.2 x D 4.09 cm

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'valentino: At The Emperor's Table’ Book
As fashion editor and friend André Leon Talley wrote in the introduction, “Valentino Garavani designs his luncheons and dinners, in all of his homes, the way he has created crescendos and allegros vivace throughout his forty-plus-year career as one of the greatest haute couture designers and high-fashion leaders in the world.� Beauty and entertaining have long been passions of Valentino.� “I am in love with beauty,� he admits in the book’s opening. “I have always loved beautiful objects.� Though beyond the tangible objects d’art housed in each of his residences, Valentino’s excellence as a host is defined by the warmth and joy he creates for his guests. THIS ITEM CANNOT BE RETURNED Size&Fit: 240 pages 80 illustrations English language Released in November 2014 W 27.58 x L 36.2 x D 4.09 cm