What is Valentino Red and how did it come to be? The fashion

By A Mystery Man Writer

Valentino’s iconic scarlet gowns have been worn by celebs and supermodels on the runways and red carpets … the colour is so distinctive that it is officially recognised by Pantone
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It started with a woman in a crowd. The woman wore red. And to the eye of a young Valentino Garavani, she shone like a ruby among coals, illuminating the night and one unassailable truth: that a woman can never go wrong in a red dress.