Valentino’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri has departed the label after 17 years, leaving her co-designer – and long-time collaborator – Pierpaolo Piccioli to head up the creative direction of the brand. Chiuri is the sole creative director of LVMH-owned Dior while Piccioli unveiled his first brand new handbag in this position, a gorgeous piece called Valentino Demilune, that already appeared in the brand’s Pre-Fall 2017 runway shows.
Valentino Demilune Bag by Pierpaolo Picciolo
Valentino Demilune is now available in a handful of sizes and finishes at Bergdorf Goodman, including both a small and medium satchel and a clutch with chain. The smaller size, which is still big enough to be a day bag, starts at $2,745 in regular leather, while the larger one retails for $3,075. Prices go up from there for specialized versions, which currently include floral embroidery and snakeskin. The runway included even more exotics, but no word on what those will cost yet.
Valentino Demilune Bag by Pierpaolo Picciolo
