No one understands red quite like Valentino. In a sweeping celebration and explorationof the Italian Maison’s relationship with the color, Rosso Valentino mines more thanfifty years of one of fashion’s most meticulously preserved archives for a definitivecatalogue raisonné featuring over 180 of Maison Valentino’s most iconic dresses andaccessories, from legendary silk ball gowns and haute couture chiffon creations tonappa calfskin “Rockstud” slingbacks and VLogo Signature buckle belts with antiquebrass finishes.

Spanning the eras of Valentino Garavani to the current creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, the title illustrates Valentino’s unparalleled connection to one of the world’s most passionate, seductive, powerful, and culturally symbolic colors.