Giancarlo giammetti is a pictorial autobiography culled from almost 50,000 pictures taken by this compulsive photographer. An excerpt from the books first section, early days, which spans the. Now giammetti is having his own turn in the spotlight with the release of private. Private assouline presents the autobiography of giancarlo giammetti, valentino s trusted business partner for fifty years.
As valentinos longtime business partner recounts his life from his early days in rome to a chance meeting with the designer youre transported to a very dolce vita life, where you. Between courses, sothebys tobias meyer, who sat at the head of the table opposite his cohost, valentino garavani, toasted giammetti, saying that private was, more than anything, about a. Private by giancarlo giammetti lifestyle fashion pictures from the man besides valentino giancarlo giammetti has been taking pictures of his adventures with celebrities from all the different show business areas in the world, since the time he started his relationship with valentino, in the 60s. Mr giammetti can be defined the mind behind the artist valentino garavani, considering that hes been his righthand man and directed the. Giammettis highly visual autobiography published this month by assouline. Nov 27, 20 if so, then you have plenty of new choices this seson. Giancarlo giammetti, who helped start and run the valentino house, has always taken photographs of friends through the years, from jackie onassis to michael jackson and more. Giammettis private launch, however, was his night at parsons, the new school of design, on november 7th.
Private giancarlo giammetti by giancarlo giammetti. Private excerpt 1 features valentino garavani museum. Not many people know that i have been taking pictures almost all my life, says giammetti. Jul 11, 2017 giancarlo giammettis new book showcases five glamorous decades in the fashion businessand life with his longtime partner, valentino garavani. Giancarlo giammetti subscribe to get the latest from charlie rose. Their relationship created the foundation for the tribe, the title of the books second section and what giammetti calls the eclectic cast of characters and lifelong friends that he describes as the extended family that we voluntarily create over time, and at other times, a traveling circus. Giancarlo giammettis memoir offers a peek inside his fashionable. Giancarlo giammettis new book showcases five glamorous decades in the fashion businessand life with his longtime partner, valentino. Giancarlo giammettis memoir offers a peek inside his.
Check back often as we will continue to update this page with new relationship details. Giancarlo giammetti a collection of photos culled from 57,000 personal pictures giammetti had catalogued over the years. Work, the book s third section, outlines giammetti s professional achievements building the valentino brand. Giancarlo giammetti the longtime partner of valentino garavani stepped out from behind the fashion designers shadow this week to launch a book of more than 57,000 personal photos. Valentinos longtime partner giancarlo giammetti admits he. Giancarlo giammetti poses at the 2008 premiere of the valentino documentary the last emperor.
Giancarlo giammettis memoir offers a peek inside his fashionable life. Giancarlo giammettis new book is filled with candid. Jul 11, 2017 giancarlo giammettis new book, private gg, offers an intimate lens into his travels, friendships, relationships, and work. Giancarlo giammetti on his book private and valentinos. Private, giancarlo giammetti by giancarlo giammetti. Giancarlo giammettis new york apartment architectural digest. Giancarlo giammettis new book showcases five glamorous decades in the fashion businessand life with his longtime partner, valentino garavani. A glimpse into giancarlo giammettis lavish book private. Nov 04, 20 giammettis new photobook memoir, private assouline, collects images and remembrances of that life. Nov 11, 20 between courses, sothebys tobias meyer, who sat at the head of the table opposite his cohost, valentino garavani, toasted giammetti, saying that private was, more than anything, about a. Burrowing into giammettis early days and upbringing in rome as italy became further and further ensnared in the second world war, the book explores how his world changed once he met valentino and the incredible journeys they would proceed to embark onboth in fashion and.
Oct 31, 20 the lifelong friend of valentino is releasing an autobiographical tome of imagery with assouline, private. Assouline presents the autobiography of giancarlo giammetti, valentinos trusted business partner for. Today for fashion crush i chose something different from lovely clothes and lustworthy accessories. Giancarlo giammetti prefers not to tell the details of. If the name giancarlo giammetti doesnt immediately ring a bell, then you are probably not a fashionista. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our. On celebs trend now, he is one of the successful business executive. The duo drives through rome in the 1980s, a decade during.
Giancarlo giammettis new book is filled with candid photos. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Vanity fair hosts lunch for giancarlo giammetti in new. Beginning with his childhood in rome under nazi occupation and his chance meeting at a cafe with a certain rising fashion designer, giammetti shares stories from his remarkable life. Giancarlo giammetti, which captures all of the glamour along the wayfrom moments with. Reviewing them all for this book reminded me that valentino and i have lived through an amazing series of. This year has been defined by instagram and the selfie even before world leaders were caught at nelson mandelas memorial using a smartphone to capture their own images. Giancarlo giammetti on his autobiographical book of photographs called private. Valentino partner giancarlo giammetti on the end of his.
Giancarlo giammetti assouline is a colorful album of his glamorous world and riveting life, a lively catalogue of intimate family snapshots and candid photographs of celebrity friends. Giancarlo giammettis new book is filled with candid photos of everyone from madonna to jackie o. Fashion journalist franca sozzani hosted a party in his favor for the release of his book private. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Giancarlo giammetti releases photo collection book with. Giancarlo giammetti, full of images of the beautiful people, details the glamorous world of mr. Nov 12, 20 assouline presents the autobiography of giancarlo giammetti, valentinos trusted business partner for fifty years. A party, in milan, was hosted by italian vogue editor franca sozzani to celebrate the book s release.
Exclusive interview for the launch of his book, private. For the last few days in new york, giancarlo giammetti, valentinos longtime business partner, has been a busy man. This was one of many events surrounding a multicity tour to promote his first book, private. This beautiful collectors volume features indepth interviews, collections from his journals, and a curated. The lifelong friend of valentino is releasing an autobiographical tome of imagery with assouline, private. Giancarlo giammettis valentino scrapbook telegraph. One of the most impressive private by giancarlo giammetti weighs in at 12plus pounds, but dont let the heft fool you. Vanity fair hosts lunch for giancarlo giammetti in new york giammetti is at the halfway mark of a multicity tour to plug his first book, private. Giammettis birthday on february 5th, were devoting this space to a look back at private.
Giancarlo giammettis memoir private is firmly the latter. The private eye of giancarlo giammetti for nearly five decades, the executive who ran valentinos fashion empire documented every party, runway show and farflung adventure. Franca sozzani hosted a party in milan to celebrate the publication of private. Though in reality, giammetti allowed the maestro to create, while he successfully managed all other aspects of the business.
Item will ship as soon as it is back in stock this beautiful collectors volume features indepth interviews, collections from his journals, and a curated selection of exclusive personal pictures. Aquarius is represented by the water bearer, the mystical healer who bestows water, or life, upon the land. Discover book depositorys huge selection of giancarlo giammetti books online. By the time he started work on private, the memoirinphotographs he published in 20, he had amassed more than 57,000 images.
A party, in milan, was hosted by italian vogue editor franca sozzani to celebrate the books release. Vanity fair hosts lunch for giancarlo giammetti in new york wwd. Giancarlo giammettifor 45 years the power behind the valentino fashion empire, alongside valentino garavaniwas unavoidably delayed cruising round the aegean when i. Like the italian fashion brand valentino that giancarlo giammetti created with valentino garavani, the book private is an exercise in luxury. Giammettis new photobook memoir, private assouline, collects images and remembrances of that life. Oct 09, 20 giancarlo giammettifor 45 years the power behind the valentino fashion empire, alongside valentino garavaniwas unavoidably delayed cruising round the aegean when i arrived for lunch at his.
It can make you feel hemmed in, even if what you recall are amazing times, says giammetti, who revisits many happy days in his justpublished photographic memoir, private. Giancarlo giammetti keeps his personal and love life private. Nov 06, 20 graydon carter and valentino garavani hosted an exclusive luncheon wednesday in honor of giancarlo giammetti and his new autobiographical book, private. Graydon carter and valentino garavani hosted an exclusive luncheon wednesday in honor of giancarlo giammetti and his new autobiographical. Aquarius is the most humanitarian astrological sign. Giancarlo giammetti, who oversaw the business end of valentino for almost 50 years, talks about his autobiographical book of photographs called private. Giancarlo giammetti, a new book from assouline, cowritten by ws armand limnander. Giancarlo giammetti book at neiman marcus, where youll find free shipping on the latest in fashion from top designers. A private party for giancarlo giammettis new book w magazine. Giammetti was in town to introduce his new book private. Dec 12, 20 watch in 360 the inside of a nuclear reactor from the size of an atom with virtual reality duration. Giancarlo giammetti by giancarlo giammetti from waterstones today. For the first time, giammetti shares insight into his and valentinos. Graydon carter, valentino, anderson cooper, and tory.
Giancarlo giammetti net worth, salary, age, height, bio. Assouline has just released a new book of his photographs of his and valentinos glittering world. The massive tome is filled with photos and stories. Its something that is really on my wish list the one concerning books is basically endless. Giammettis book is a time travel through the best of the best of the twentieth century, from his early days as a fashion tycoon with valentino to today. Assouline presents the autobiography of giancarlo giammetti.
Burrowing into giammettis early days and upbringing in rome as italy became further and further ensnared in the second world war, the book explores how his world changed once he met valentino and the incredible journeys they would proceed to embark onboth in fashion and outside of it. Book private giancarlo giammettiby giancarlo giammetti 10. Now hes publishing a book sharing behindthescenes moments with friends like elizabeth taylor, andy warhol and gwyneth paltrow. Giancarlo giammetti legends slp by giammetti, giancarlo isbn. This beautiful collectors volume features indepth interviews, recollections from his personal journals, and a curated selection of exclusive images from giammetti s archive of 50,000 photos, vividly portraying the exciting world of fashion. Assouline presents the autobiography of giancarlo giammetti, valentinos trusted business partner for fifty years. Giancarlo giammettis new book, private gg, offers an intimate lens into his travels, friendships, relationships, and work.
Nov 20, 20 giancarlo giammetti on his autobiographical book of photographs called private. He has ranked on the list of those famous people who were born on february 5, 1938. Lets take a look at giancarlo giammetti past relationships, exgirlfriends and previous hookups. The photos show a sneak peak into the most glamorous eras, the most exclusive parties, and the. Watch in 360 the inside of a nuclear reactor from the size of an atom with virtual reality duration. Oct 09, 20 valentinos longtime partner giancarlo giammetti admits he was just 30 when the physical part of our relationship ended. Valentinos longtime partner giancarlo giammetti admits he was just 30 when the physical part of our relationship ended. A dishy new book tracks his and valentinos glory days.
Sothebys dinner for giancarlo giammettis new book private. Giancarlo giammetti, madonna, gwyneth paltrow, and valentino garavani. Oct 28, 20 giancarlo giammettis new book is filled with candid photos of everyone from madonna to jackie o. An excerpt from the books first section, early days, which spans the years from mr. Giancarlo giammetti got his first camera when he was twentyfive years old. In a nutshell, my lifes work has been allowing valentino the freedom to be valentino, he says. Giancarlo giammetti is a tome, published by assouline, that weighs more than 12 pounds, or about 5. Giancarlo giammettis private life captured in private gg.
This beautiful collectors volume features indepth interviews, collections from his journals, and a curated selection of exclusive personal pictures. There are fictional escapes where you curl up with a good novel and then there are fashion escapes where you curl up with a good fashion book. Published this month and available for preorder at, private. Mar 06, 2018 this was one of many events surrounding a multicity tour to promote his first book, private. Giancarlo giammetti emerges from valentinos shadow page six. Giammetti discussed his bookand by proxy, his lifewith simon collins. Lets check, how rich is giancarlo giammetti in 20192020. Giancarlo giammettis new york apartment architectural.