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Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli
Photographed: Paolo Roversi

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli are reinventing Valentino’s legendary elegance for the next generation. Meet the keepers of the flame as they open the new Valentino flagship in New York.

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Photographed: Paolo Roversi

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, backstage at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.

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Photographed: Paolo Roversi

Model wearing Valentino at Fioroni’s studio, Rome.

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Photographed: Paolo Roversi

Chiuri and Piccioli, at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.

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Photographed: Paolo Roversi

Model wearing Valentino at Fioroni’s studio, Rome.

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Chiuri and Piccioli’s office in Rome. © Rich/Splash News/Corbis.

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Another view of Chiuri and Piccioli’s office in Rome. © Rich/Splash News/Corbis.

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Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti at the Palazzo Mignanelli, Rome, 2004. Photograph by Jonathan Becker.

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Chiuri and Piccioli on the runway after the spring 2014 haute couture show, Paris. Courtesy of KCS Presse/Splash.

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Garavani backstage after his final runway show, Paris. Courtesy of News/Newscom.

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The Valentino store in Shanghai, designed by David Chipperfield. Courtesy of Valentino.

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Interior of the Shanghai boutique. Courtesy of Valentino.

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Another view of interior of the Shanghai boutique. Courtesy of Valentino.

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Inside the Milan store. Courtesy of Valentino/Tullio M. Puglia/Stringer.

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Chipperfield in his London office. Courtesy of David Chipperfield Architects.