Maison Valentino and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana have joined forces to conjure up a series of appointments that will feature a young guest designer from season to season. The chosen designers will have the opportunity to present their collection on the House’s Instagram platform @maisonvalentino.
The idea is to nurture young talent in the world of fashion by giving them an audience on Valentino’s social platform, which boasts a following of nearly 16 million people. This would enable them to present their work and have their voices heard to the brand’s followers.
The first appointment will happen during Milan Fashion Week Women’s Collection Autumn-Winter 2023 in February 2022. The young talent was chosen by creative director of the brand, Pierpaolo Piccioli.
Marco Rambaldi will be the first such designer and the decision to start with him is due to his unique approach to fashion. He believes in representing people though inclusive casting, Pierpaolo Piccioli picked Rambaldi not merely for his creations, but his heartfelt attempt to break down stereotypes.
This resonated with Piccioli’s own ethos that fashion must be deeply personal and celebrate the individual by welcoming their diversity and embracing the uniqueness and beauty of every human being.
Piccioli said: “Being part of the fashion system it’s much more than a statement, I feel that that belonging to associations as FHCM and CNMI gives Valentino and all members, the possibility to build new opportunities and strategies for our industry. Having the chance to take my ready to wear collections to Milano, in September 2020 and March 2021, I felt how alive and pulsing this city is and how much it has to offer in terms of creativity and new ideas. With all of that in mind, our Ceo, my team and I, alongside with Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, decided to select one designer per season and offer her/him the opportunity to use our brand social platform as a stage to broaden their work and message.
“Marco Rambaldi’s show in Via Lecco was such a graceful and powerful celebration of humanity and a kaleidoscopic vision of beauty. That’s why we decided to start this new project with his collection and I am sure that this will be the beginning of something that will give new energies and inspiration to all of us,” he added.
Marco Rambaldi commented: “The initiative with which Pierpaolo Piccioli and his team are supporting an independent brand like ours is emblematic of their ability to listen to the present moment, of farsightedness, but above all of great love for fashion. I believe that with this collaboration Valentino affirms the desire not only to continue to write its own history, but to spread and nurture all Italian fashion in the decades to come. A Maison that works alongside an emerging brand breaks the boundaries, steps outside the box and regenerates connections.“
