If you can’t find any designers to hang out with this weekend, it’s because they’re all in Rio. Diddy, Ciara, Grace Jones, Mariah Carey, and a “slew of models” will be there, too. We’re sure your plans stack up. [WWD]Recession, reschmession. Giambattista Valli is so over it. [The Moment]But Gawker isn’t. They sent their interns [...]

Someone once told me that John Fairchild would famously tell his WWD-ers the following when it would come to confirming fashion directions: “Twice is a coincidence, three times is a trend.” Well, last night at an intimate dinner for Giambattista Valli at Kaviar Kaspia, I had all three in one go: Margherita Missoni, Tatiana Santo [...]

“It’s always difficult to do Moncler for summer,” said Giambattista Valli at his Moncler Gamme Rouge presentation yesterday at the Musée d’Art Moderne. So what did the designer do? He took the feathers from the linings of his couture evening puffers and parkas and then embroidered them or printed them on the outside. Also in [...]

Are there any signs of the recession lifting in London? Well, if the minor frenzy that broke out over dinner at jewelry designer Luigi Scialanga’s private view is any indication—yep. Scialanga, a Roman former architect, does what jewelry expert and talent-spotter Vivienne Becker describes as “sophisticated barbaric.” “I’ve had my eye on him for ages. [...]

I go to Positano every summer to visit Giambattista Valli. This year, Victor Alfaro, Melvin Chua, Carlos Mota, Justo Artigas, Carlos de Souza, Hervé Bougon, and Anne McNally came along. We had a blast taking little boat rides to have lunch and dinner along the coast. My favorites are La Conca del Sogno, a 20-minute [...]

As was reported last week by WWD, Giambattista Valli signed with the Mariella Burani Fashion Group, after ending a five-year licensing relationship with Gilmar Group. So what does this mean for Valli girls the world over? Well, for starters, more of the clothes that they love. “The collection is going to grow,” Valli told us [...]

With Harvey Weinstein’s help, Amy Sacco made the Bung the official post-Met late-night hot spot. Josh Hartnett boogied with Lily Donaldson, Kerry Washington swung on palm trees with Rachel Zoe, Agyness Deyn holed herself up in conversation with Giambattista Valli, and Kate Hudson petted the feathers that Daphne Guinness left in her wake. Things only [...]

Is fashion finding religion? For starters, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana play priests in the upcoming musical film Nine. As for the Fall runways, the models at Todd Lynn’s show carried rosary beads and walked to chants; there were cassock coats at Giambattista Valli; and the headgear at Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, and Fendi recalled [...]

Giambattista Valli has had a very busy couple of days: Monday saw his Fall ‘09 collection take to the runway in the Tuileries, and yesterday his puffy, dreamy looks for Moncler were on view—along with live horses—in the basement of the Paris Opéra. Come Tuesday night, Valli was ready to celebrate. The party kicked off [...]

Two live horses, a snow machine, fox-lined satin sleeping bags protected by men in uniform…Giambattista Valli’s Moncler Gamme Rouge presentation held in the basement of the Paris Opera (!) had all this and the world’s most deluxe puffer jackets to boot, including one in down-lined chinchilla on top, and on the bottom, down-lined chinchilla-print silk. [...]