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		<description><![CDATA[Women's Wear Daily reports this morning that fashion brand Valentino -- whose global sales rose nearly 10 percent last year -- aims to double revenues to more than $381 million as it remakes the brand to appeal to younger, less affluent shoppers.    Building on its reputation as...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; All eyes were on Alessandra Facchinetti on Thursday for her debut collection at Valentino, the first in the Italian fashion house's history not designed by its founder and the most keenly anticipated show in Paris fashion week.  While not according the 35-year-old designer a standing ovation,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New faces at Valentino, Ungaro]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; Stepping into someone else's shoes is never easy, least of all when it is the likes of the veteran Italian designer Valentino, who retired in January after a triumphant four decades at the top.  Alessandra Facchinetti faces a daunting debut when she presents her first collection...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valentino saves his signature red until last]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; Italy's veteran designer Valentino kept his devoted fans waiting until the very end of his last-ever haute couture show on Wednesday evening for a glimpse of his signature red.  Then just when it appeared to be all over, images of a row of models in Valentino...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Italian designer Valentino reveals regrets in retirement interview]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME AFP &#8212; The Italian fashion designer Valentino confided Monday his biggest regret was not grooming a successor to take over his couture empire, as he prepared to mount his final catwalk show in Paris this week.  The 75-year-old high-fashion guru retires after 45 years in the business with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valentino bids a final farewell in Paris couture week]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; Veteran Italian designer Valentino's final farewell to fashion will be the emotional high point of the haute couture shows for next spring-summer which begin on Monday.  His last ever collection capping a dazzling 45-year career will be presented on Wednesday in the appropriately gracious surroundings of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valentino, fashion maestro extraordinaire]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200801/ai_n21195372]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ROME AFP &#8212; Fashion mogul Valentino, his loyalties long divided between France and Italy, has chosen Paris to show his final collection, capping a dazzling 45-year career.  The venue for the January 23 show, befitting the refined elegance that defines Valentino, will be the Rodin Museum on Paris's upscale...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valentino announces new menswear designer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200801/ai_n21183496]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ROME AFP &#8212; Valentino, the Italian fashion house whose founder will present his last collection during couture week in Paris this month, on Wednesday named Ferruccio Pozzoni as its new head of menswear.  "Aged 47, Ferruccio Pozzoni has a long experience in men's clothing and has designed clothes for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valentino gets ovation for last ready-to-wear show]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200710/ai_n20529530]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; Italian designer Valentino received a standing ovation from a packed room for his last ever ready-to-wear show in Paris on Wednesday, having announced his retirement after 45 years in the business.  Tanned and spry as ever, he came out to join his models, clapping as they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fashion designer Valentino announces retirement]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME AFP &#8212; Legendary Italian designer Valentino, who has dressed the world's most glamorous women for decades, announced his retirement Tuesday, but promised two final collections for October and January.  The 75-year-old couturier -- who in July celebrated 45 years in the business with a lavish party and exhibition...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fashion designer Valentino announces retirement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200709/ai_n19496607]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ROME AFP &#8212; Legendary Italian designer Valentino, who has dressed the world's most glamorous women for decades, announced his retirement Tuesday, saying it was time to bid farewell to the world of fashion.  The 75-year-old couturier -- who in July celebrated 45 years in the business with a lavish...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Valentino marks 45th anniversary of design house in Rome]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200707/ai_n19347807]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ROME AFP &#8212; Italian fashion designer Valentino marked the 45th anniversary of his design house on Saturday, breaking with tradition and unveiling his haute couture collections for women in Rome instead of Paris.  The 75 year-old Valentino sent 60 of his creations, mostly evening wear for autumn-winter 2007-8, down...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BETWEEN THE LINES: SAVILE SHIFTS...MARNI'S MOMENT...VALENTINO'S CLOSE-UP.(Consuelo Castiglioni to debut her collection, Christopher Bailey gets honorary doctorate from Westminster University, Ozwald Boateng and Timothy Everest to open their shops on 30 Sa]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAVILE SHIFTS: Rent wars have caused some seismic shifts on  London's famed tailored clothing street, Savile Row. For a moment  it seemed Anderson & Sheppard's former shop would go to a  deep-pocket fashion brand, but now it appears a pair of tailors will  take over the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paris haute couture opens to high theatrics, high glam]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; Paris haute couture week kicked off in star-studded, dramatic style, with John Galliano's theatrical vision of the Renaissance for Christian Dior and plenty of high-glam sheen at Valentino.  With A-list Hollywood stars Liv Tyler, Drew Barrymore and Mischa Barton, as well as US singer Cher, making...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oasys Mobile, Inc. Partners with VALENTINO for Broad Selection of Ringtones; OasysMobile.com Makes Thousands of Popular and Unique Ringtones Available to Consumers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Feb_8/ai_n26753965]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. -- Oasys Mobile, Inc., formerly Summus, Inc. (OTCBB: OYSM), a leading provider of premium mobile media content, products and services, announced today partnerships with VALENTINO to further extend the collection of quality ringtones available on OasysMobile.com. Through this strategic partnership, Oasys Mobile has augmented its content collection and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paris haute couture: Valentino's elegance, Galliano sees red]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200601/ai_n16015518]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; Italian designer Valentino and John Galliano for Christian Dior highlighted two opposing faces of haute couture; one based on classic, red carpet-ready elegance, the other revealing a more experimental approach for the 21st century.  Graceful evening gowns fluttered to the ground in luxurious white fabrics at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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