Giancarlo Giammetti facts for kids
Giancarlo Giammetti (born 5 February 1938) is an Italian businessman, known for his professional and personal association with Valentino Garavani. He is the founder with Valentino Garavani of the Valentino fashion house. He is the Honour President of Valentino. In 2006, he was inducted in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.
Biography
Giancarlo Giammetti was born in Rome in 1942. He attended liceo classico at the Collegio San Gabriele in Rome. In the 1960s, when he was a student at the local faculty of architecture, he met Valentino Garavani and they created the Valentino Company together.
In 1989, he created with Valentino the Valentino Academy, a cultural and art exhibition space located near Valentino's atelier in Rome.
In 1998, the Valentino brand was sold to HDP, an Italian conglomerate, and, later, to the Marzotto group.
See also
- Thomas Ammann
