This Valentino mainline top belongs broadly to the house’s early-2000s ready-to-wear period, when Valentino Garavani was still designing for the label he had founded in 1960 with Giancarlo Giammetti and long defined through a language of Roman glamour, formal control, and couture-inflected femininity. Early-2000s Valentino collections continued to privilege elegance over irony, with contemporary runway coverage describing the work as glamorous, gracefully cut, and resolutely ladylike even as the wider decade moved toward harder minimalism. The top’s saturated red jersey, deeply cut neckline, gathered center front, and ornamental hardware align with that moment in the house’s ready-to-wear output, where evening codes were often translated into body-conscious day and cocktail pieces rather than reserved only for formal dress.
Stretch jersey long sleeve top. Ruching at front.
- Deep V-neck
- Ring hardware and tonal velvet tab at front
- Ruching at front
- Long sleeves
- Gathering at cuffs
- W14.6” x L21.3” x S26”
Stretch jersey.
Made in Italy.
Red
Polyester
2000-2009
9/10
Elevated Archives
Valentino
Red Ruched Long Sleeve Top
$120 USD
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This Valentino mainline top belongs broadly to the house’s early-2000s ready-to-wear period, when Valentino Garavani was still designing for the label he had founded in 1960 with Giancarlo Giammetti and long defined through a language of Roman glamour, formal control, and couture-inflected femininity. Early-2000s Valentino collections continued to privilege elegance over irony, with contemporary runway coverage describing the work as glamorous, gracefully cut, and resolutely ladylike even as the wider decade moved toward harder minimalism. The top’s saturated red jersey, deeply cut neckline, gathered center front, and ornamental hardware align with that moment in the house’s ready-to-wear output, where evening codes were often translated into body-conscious day and cocktail pieces rather than reserved only for formal dress.
Stretch jersey long sleeve top. Ruching at front.
- Deep V-neck
- Ring hardware and tonal velvet tab at front
- Ruching at front
- Long sleeves
- Gathering at cuffs
- W14.6” x L21.3” x S26”
Stretch jersey.
Made in Italy.
Red
Polyester
