Much like the legendary fashion house itself, “Forever Valentino” is anchored in the essence of Rome: evocative, passionate, and brimming with emotional life. The maison’s largest institutional showing to date—and its first in the Middle East—the exhibition has just opened at Qatar’s M7 design hub in Doha as part of the Qatar Creates cultural festival. Channeling the spirit of Valentino into recreated views of Rome, it discovers the creative evolution of the fashion house over the past six decades.
Valentino Reveres Rome in Doha for Extensive Fashion Exhibition
Pierpaolo Piccioli and curator Massimiliano Gioni speak with Cultured about translating Valentino’s ethos as a showcase, the power of fashion’s messaging, and why the city of Rome is the perfect muse.