Giancarlo Giammetti

She's fought hard for her fashion pedigree, and it looks like she's finally getting it.

• By Tyler McCall
  Jul 9, 2014

Giammetti opens up about being the power behind Valentino, and how the two met in the first place.

• By Dhani Mau
  Nov 8, 2013

A seemingly age-defying Winona Ryder (Wino forever?) graces the latest cover of Interview. {NY Daily News} Giancarlo Giammetti, star of Valentino: The Last Emperor and longtime business partner of the brand, is penning a juicy autobiography including more than 50,000 photos snapped over the last 50 years. {WWD, Subscription required.} Suzy Menkes doesn't sound too thrilled about The Met's highly anticipated Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibit. {NY Times} What inspired the birth of Chanel No.5? Comprising 240 curated elements, the "No.5 Culture Chanel" exhibit launched in Paris yesterday to offer a deeper understanding about the fragrance's origins. {WWD, Subscription required.}

• By Carissa Gan
  May 6, 2013

"I was at the Kennedy Center Honors last night so I haven't slept, so things are gonna get funky," Anne Hathaway said, on hand yesterday for the launch of the Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum at MoMA. "I'm bringing the funk to MoMA!" Hathaway looked gorgeous in Valentino and well-rested from my vantage point, but some awkward moments (at one point she said, while on stage, 'I'd like to invite Mr. Valentino and Mr. Giammetti to invite me to the stage") seemed to confirm that she hadn't slept much (and maybe enjoyed some champers,too). But Hathaway's kooky emceeing couldn't detract from the truly groundbreaking work Valentino and his partner Giancarlo Giammetti have achieved in creating a virtual museum that houses and comprehensively breaks down five decades of Valentino's work. Hathaway called the museum a "revolution" and that she did not believe that word choice was "hyperbolic." We're with her there. A quick run down of what you'll find upon downloading the Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum (here's the link):

• By Leah Chernikoff
  Dec 6, 2011