Valentino's Ruffled Past

Valentino Garavani spent over 60 years proving that, season after season, there's nothing more beautiful than the female form. His designs have always treaded the line between delicate femininity + the strong, empowered woman he envisioned wearing them. His couture garments were often created by draping the fabric directly on the model.

Valentino is well known for recurring themes in his work -- from his signature red to, what brought about this post, his use of ruffles. He's been using ruffles to accentuate the flowing femininity of his garments, from dresses to pants, almost his entire career.



The iconic Verushka in Claudia magazine, 1969


Penelope Tree in the same ensemble in Vogue, 1969


Jumping forward in time to the S/S 2010 Valentino runway


In F/W of 1993, Valentino's runway collection + magazine ads were covered in ruffles:


Christy Turlington


Kristen McMenamy


Amber Valletta


Watching all those ruffles moving in this runway video from that collection is mesmerizing.


Bustown Modern is proud to present 3 pieces of vintage Valentino from the F/W 1993 collection.


Nude sheer silk tiered ruffled pants


Matching gold metallic velveteen smoking jacket


If you watch the above runway video, this entire ensemble makes its appearance at 1:46 + is featured in the ad with Amber Valletta


Black ruffled-side trouser pants


All pieces available at http://www.bustownmodern.com