Raymonda (Noureev) - Nœlla Pontois

Raymonda (Rudolf Noureev) - Nœlla Pontois
Variation Acte III
Opéra de Paris 1983
Décor et costumes : Nicholas Georgiadis

OPI Soft Shades 2012 NEW YORK CITY BALLET

New York City Ballet by OPI is a new spring collection featuring five new SoftShades and a sparkly glitter. The soft colour palette and effortlessly chic style of the urban ballerina comes to life in this elegant ensemble of six dreamy nail lacquers—five soft shades and one scene-stealing glitter to wear alone or layered over the others.

New York City Ballet by OPI features five sheer shades lightly tinged in hues of beige, pink, white, lilac and gray, as well as a silver sparkly lacquer. With various sized glitter particles, this hue can be worn alone or layered over any of the other colors for added shine and dimension.

Collection

Barre My Soul- A sheer beige
You Callin' Me a Lyre?-A genteel lilac
Don’t Touch My Tutu!- A sheer gray
Care to Danse?- A soft pink
My Pointe Exactly- A sheer white
Pirouette My Whistle- Silver sparkle!

Valentino Haute Couture

Vogue Italia Supplement September, 2012
Valentino Haute Couture Fall Winter 2012-13
Photography Deborah Turbeville

©Deborah Turbeville

©Deborah Turbeville

©Deborah Turbeville

Invitation Fall Gala: Celebrating Valentino

Many Thanks and Kind Regards!

New York City Ballet

Celebrating Valentino at New York City Ballet

This Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 image released by the New York City Ballet shows Tiler Peck, left, and Robert Fairchild performing in "Not My Girl" at the New York City Ballet fall gala, with costumes designed by Valentino Garavani in New York. AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik

New York City Ballet Ballet Backstage/ PhotoRachel Papo

New York City Ballet Ballet Backstage/ PhotoRachel Papo

New York City Ballet Ballet Backstage/ PhotoRachel Papo

New York City Ballet Ballet Backstage/ PhotoRachel Papo

Valentino for the New York City Ballet

Valentino Garavani is working on the costumes he designed for the New York City Ballet Fall opening.

Photo: CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON/MAGNUM

Photo: CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON/MAGNUM

 Photo: CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON/MAGNUM

  Photo: CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON/MAGNUM

New York City Ballet and Valentino

Dance and fashion have gone hand in hand throughout history. Now that New York City Ballet’s fall season begins on the heels of the Fashion Week catwalk shows (both huge cultural draws at Lincoln Center), it feels right to accentuate the centuries-old connection. This year, the company’s fall gala, on September 20, pays homage to the master couturier Valentino Garavani, who just happens to love classical dance. The program will feature five ballets—two premieres and four with brand-new costumes designed by Valentino. The fifth ballet, George Balanchine’s Rubies, was chosen because it is already wearing Valentino’s signature color: red. Given how challenging galas can be to structure, and the element of surprise they require, a fashion component, says Peter Martins, NYCB’s ballet master in chief, “is something we would like to explore going forward.”

Martins and Valentino, who have been friends for 30 years, spent a weekend in Paris finalizing the collaboration. “He would take out his sketchbook,” recalls Martins, “and would make drawings right in front of me, wild stuff, another design and another, enormously creative. I would say, ‘Wow, what is that going to look like with pointe shoes?’ And he would say, ‘It will look fantastic.’”

By Laura Jacobs
Photographs by Patrick Demarchelier
 

Valentino fits New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns in one of his designs for her performance in a world-premiere ballet by Peter Martins. 

Martins sits with three principal dancers—Ana Sophia Scheller, Ashley Bouder, and Maria Kowroski, all wearing costumes designed by Valentino—in a rehearsal room in the Rose Building at Lincoln Center. 

Valentino Garavani by Taschen

Valentino Garavani. Una grande storia italiana
Suzy Menkes, Matt Tyrnauer, Armando Chitolina
Edición de Coleccionista (Núms. 101-2.100)
Taschen

Copyright Valentino Archives - Valentino in his workshop in Via Gregoriana

Valentino: Themes and Variations

Valentino: Themes and Variations - Collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 2007-2008 - Archives Valentino © Jean Tholance

Valentino: Themes and Variations, de la elegante y aristocrática editorial Rizzoli de Nueva York, es un volumen sumamente lujoso que contiene esplendidas fotografías de los mejores trabajos del modisto italiano tras su despedida, después de 50 años en el mundo de la moda. El libro, publicado el pasado mes de septiembre de 2008, con múltiples retratos, es una excelente exposición de lo mejor, de lo mejor, de Valentino Garavani.

La alta calidad del ejemplar hace que los € 50 euros que lleva por precio valgan la pena infinitamente, ya que desde el papel, pasando por la cuidada encuadernación, y lo mas llamativo, la fotografía que ilustra la portada, un exclusivo modelo de la Collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 2007-2008, como icono ilustrativo de la obra máxima de la alta costura, y del arte, hagan del compendio una obra de colección.

Robe issue de la collection haute couture automne-hiver 2007-2008 © DR Jean Tholance / Archives Valentino

El título del volumen, elegido por el propio Valentino, refleja lo que significa, y ha significado, su comprensión de la moda dedicada a su modelo favorito, la mujer.

A still from Valentino’s final collection.

Las 200 fotos que ilustan el lujoso texto, pertenecen al propio Valentino y tienen en común su gracia y estilo atemporal. Al contrario que Christian Lacroix, Valentino admite que no se considera un innovador en la moda ya que su estilo es más bien romántico y clásio, sobrio pero sofisticado. La fluidez, la feminidad y la sensualidad son palabras clave dentro de su universo crativo. Los cortes son nítidos, las telas lujosas y los colores brillantes.

El libro se presentó conjuntamente con una exposición retrospectiva en el Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 107 rue de Rivoli 75001, de París.

Un proyecto del gobierno francés en cooperación con el Musée des Arts Décoratifs de París, lo que no solamente avala el trabajo realizado sino, que ha garantizado todo un éxito.

Algunas imágenes de Valentino: Themes and Variations

Valentino - Collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 2007-2008 - Archives Valentino © Jean Tholance

Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Eté 1959 (droite) et 1960 (gauche). Archives Valentino (c) Jean Tholance

Répétitions collection Haute Couture Printemps/Eté 2008 (c) François Halard / Rizzoli International Publications

Portrait de Valentino Garavani (c) DR

Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Eté 1991. Archives Valentino (c) Jean Tholance

Répétitions collection Haute Couture Printemps/Eté 2008 (c) François Halard / Rizzoli International Publications

Dessin collection Haute Couture Printemps/Eté 1998. Archives Valentino

Dessin collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 1986-1987. Archives Valentino

Robe issue de la collection haute couture automne-hiver 2007-2008 © DR Jean Tholance / Archives Valentino



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