Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)

Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008). 1h 36m | PG-13

“Valentino: The Last Emperoru003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe best way to design a dress for a woman is to never ask her want she wants.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn fact, the only person that the dressmaker in this documentary listens to is his business partner.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFilmed over the final years of his career in the fashion industry, enigmatic designer Valentino Garavani reluctantly opens up the doors of his illustrious fashion house to the public for the first time as he preps to hang up his shears for good.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eArchival footage documenting his early beginnings in Italy to his rise in popularity amongst Hollywood starlets, like Elizabeth Taylor, is interwoven with scenes of his last show in 2008, as well as in-depth interviews with some of those aforementioned celebrities, fellow designers, critics and Valentinou0026#39;s longtime business partner Giancarlo Giammetti to construct one compelling biography. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMoreover, Valentino is proof that a man can design a dress for a woman that isnu0026#39;t see-through. Green Lightu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca”