有些離別總是毫無先兆的。
意大利高級時裝屋Valentino和創意總監Pierpaolo Piccioli分道揚鑣，結束長達25年的合作。而品牌表示，新的創意總監將在適時公布。
Pierpaolo Piccioli於1999年加入Valentino，與Maria Grazia Chiuri一起擔任配件設計師。創始人Valentino Garavani2007年退休後，2008年接替上任一年的總監Alessandra Facchinetti，被任命為聯合創意總監。2016年，Maria Grazia Chiuri離開品牌轉到Dior之後，Pierpaolo Piccioli獨自擔大旗。
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Pierpaolo Piccioli在他的離任聲明中說：「並非所有的故事都有始有終，有些故事的存在是一種永恆的存在，它是如此耀眼，以至於不會產生任何陰影。我在這家公司已經工作了25年，這25年來，我一直與那些編織了這個屬於我和我們的美麗故事的人們共存共榮⋯⋯感謝Valentino先生和Giancarlo Giammetti（聯合創始人）對我的信任，感謝以某種方式促成這一切的每一個人。能與你們分享我的旅程和夢想，是我的榮幸。」
Piccioli為Valentino設計的AW24系列會是他在任最後的作品嗎？
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Pierpaolo Piccioli在意大利Nettuno長大，曾在羅馬大學攻讀文學，在 Brunello Cucinelli 實習，畢業後與 Chiuri 一起加入 Fendi 團隊，在Valentino時期，更開啟「夢幻設計師組合」時代。
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 27: Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Picciolis pose on the runway during the Valentino Haute Couture Spring Summer 2016 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 27, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)
Valentino CEO Jacopo Venturini 說：「我非常感謝Piccioli擔任創意總監一職，感謝他的遠見卓識、奉獻精神和創造力為Valentino帶來了今天的輝煌。」Valentino 董事長 Rachid Mohamed Rachid 亦表示：「我們對 Pierpaolo 在Valentino歷史上寫下的重要篇章深表感謝。他在過去 25 年中的貢獻將留下不可磨滅的印記。」
Pierpaolo Piccioli在Valentino這麼多年帶來如此多令人難忘、美妙、深刻的設計，消息令時裝界震驚之時，品牌新一任創意總監人選仍尚待揭曉。現在，我們一同回憶過去Pierpaolo Piccioli創造的那些美麗而動人的時刻：
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: (L-R) Troye Sivan, Adut Akech, Adam Shulman, Anne Hathaway, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Frances McDormand and Hamish Bowles attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic)
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 03: Models walk the runway during the finale of the Valentino show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2019/2020 on March 03, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: (R-L) Normani, Jacopo Venturini, Janet Mock, Whoopi Goldberg, Pierpaolo Picciolo, Carey Mulligan, Giveon, Tomi Adeyemi, and Dixie D'Amelio attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Florence Pugh and Pierpaolo Piccioli attends The Fashion Awards 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall on December 05, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/BFC/Getty Images for BFC)
ROME, ITALY - JULY 08: Pierpaolo Piccioli walks on the runway at the Valentino haute couture fall/winter 22/23 fashion show on July 08, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Pierpaolo Piccioli and Florence Pugh attend The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
CHANTILLY, FRANCE - JULY 05: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Models walks at the finale during the Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Chateau de Chantilly on July 05, 2023 in Chantilly, France. (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images)
CHANTILLY, FRANCE - JULY 05: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Fashion designer Pierpaolo Piccioli and the Valentino team acknowledge the applause of the audience after the Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Chateau de Chantilly on July 05, 2023 in Chantilly, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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