Nearly half a century of Italian haute couture’s most magnificent gowns — and the man who made them. Taschen’s Valentino: A Grand Italian Epic traces Garavani’s illustrious career through his personal archives: drawings, editorial shoots, advertisements, portraits, and documentary photography presented chronologically alongside essays by Suzy Menkes and Matt Tyrnauer. Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, and the red that became a signature color — all present and accounted for.