Sunday, July 26, 2009

Valentino

This is the story of Valentino and his constant companion of 40 plus years Giancarlo Giammetti. It goes through his heady life. The chateau outside Paris, the villa in Italy and the luxury cruise ship. His pampered dogs get their fare share of the limelight. Pampered pugs. It was a veritable who's who of clients. Lots of air kisses. Little glimses of the real person were included. His temperamental self. His perfection. His minions jumping to his every command. All the while intense pressure is mounting on when he would retire. The company had gone public and there were shareholders to be accountable to. The crescendo comes in the form of his 45 anniversary celebrations held in various locations in Rome including a fireworks outside the colliseum and a retrospective in a gallery. A wild romp into a rarefied world.

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