VALENTINO: THE MUSEUM

The Iconic Fashion Designer has finally set up a permanent home for his astonishing collection of sketches, films, photographs, a rotating selection of dresses and more of his material work at his 17th century chateau in Paris, the Domaine du Wildville. The doors were flung open for a sneak peek at a star-studded event last week with guests that included Natalia Vodianova, Elizabeth Hurley and Marc Jacobs.
The exhibit, aimed at fashion students includes more than 10,000 sketches, iPads that show Valentino's drafstman skills in real time and a host of imagery drawn from magazine editorials and press articles from the past four decades. The Valentino Garavani Archives will be open to the public, by appointment only, in September.