Best Valentino
Pierpaolo Piccioli is an Italian fashion designer recognized for his romantic, maximalist aesthetic and voluminous couture silhouettes. He joined Valentino in 1999 and, after a period co-directing with Maria Grazia Chiuri, served as sole creative director from 2016 until his departure in 2024. His w...
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Valentino solo tenure widely acclaimed for color, romance, couture craft, and modern inclusivity.
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The Son of the Sheik, directed by George Fitzmaurice, was released in 1926 as a silent adventure drama adapting Edith Maude Hull’s novel. It served as a sequel to “The Sheik” (1921) and featured Rudolph Valentino in his final cinematic role before his death. The film starred Vilma Bánky and marked a...
Beyond the Rocks is a 1922 American silent romantic drama directed by Sam Wood and based on a novel by Elinor Glyn. Gloria Swanson plays a young woman who marries a wealthy older man to assist her family but falls in love with an aristocrat played by Rudolph Valentino. Long classified as a lost film...
The Young Rajah is a 1922 American silent drama film starring Rudolph Valentino. It was directed by Phil Rosen and uses a romantic adventure story centered on a young man connected to an Indian princely setting. The production is also associated with costume work by Natacha Rambova, Valentino's wife...
