Italian luxury fashion house Valentino will make its debut in India, with the first store set to open this summer.
A second flagship store will open in Mumbai before the end of the year. Both stores will offer womenswear, menswear, accessories and footwear from one of Europe’s most recognisable fashion brands. The news came after Maison Valentino signed a distribution agreement with Reliance Brands Limited, part of the retail division of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.
“Valentino needs no introduction in India,” said Darshan Mehta, Managing Director of Reliance Brands Limited.
“Founded by the legendary Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti, Valentino has gone through impactful creative evolution under the current Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli and Chief Executive Jacopo Venturini heralding the brand into contemporary luxury while leveraging its heritage as the most established Italian maison de couture.”
In Delhi, Maison Valentino will open at DLF Empori, India’s first luxury shopping destination. The 162sq m unit will carry the brand’s women’s collection, alongside a curation of men’s accessories. The flagship store in Mumbai will have the whole Valentino range of womenswear, menswear, and Valentino Garavani accessories including shoes, bags, small leather goods, scarves, ties, eyewear and fragrances.
Both stores will provide customers with a bespoke client experience and champion the brand’s trademark use of bold colour and romanticism.
