The Brides Wore Valentino: Looking Back at Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Many Wedding Dresses in Vogue
Though Pierpaolo Piccioli might be known for his deft use of a certain shade of pink—the eye-catching color has since been dubbed Pierpaolo Pink—he’s also given the world a gorgeous array of bridal looks in all shades of wedding white. In the wake of the news of his exit from Valentino, Vogue looks back through its wedding archive to remember the many fashionable brides who chose Pierpaolo Piccioli for their big day.
For Nicola Peltz, who would wed Brooklyn Beckham in a much-talked-about wedding in Palm Beach in 2022, the choice was a “no-brainer,” as she told Vogue. Peltz is among several brides who thought of no one else for her nuptials—like Harley Viera Newton, who almost exclusively wore Valentino (three looks in total!) for her Manhattan wedding celebrations. Hollywood’s on board, too: Anne Hathaway wore Valentino to her hush-hush wedding in 2012 and Gwyneth Paltrow donned the designer for her wedding to Brad Falchuk in 2018.
Though all these brides are unique, they seem to share a sensibility with Piccioli—they’re wedding dresses, sure, but they also smack of high fashion. A Valentino bride is a runway bride, after all.
Below, find our very favorite Pierpaolo Piccioli-era Valentino brides.
Photo: John Dolan1/18For her Hamptons wedding to Brad Falchuk in 2018, Gwyneth Paltrow wore a custom lace Valentino dress with a Swiss dot pattern throughout, a fitted bodice, and a cathedral-length veil.
Photo: Getty Images2/18For her 2015 wedding to James Rothschild at Kensington Palace, Nicky Hilton Rothschild wore a Valentino couture gown inspired by Grace Kelly’s famous dress.
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According to Valentino’s Instagram, the gown “was composed with three different tones of ivory and silver guipure richly embellished with crystals. The high neck bodice stitched to a precious balloon skirt ending with a three meter long train. Covered with a long veil is enriched all around the edge with a precious vintage lace.”
Photo: Isaias Miciu and Sergio Sandona4/18For her Patagonia wedding in 2014, Sofia Sanchez de Betak wore a Valentino couture dress, which required 1,800 hours’ worth of bas-relief pearl and crystal embroidery, in a pale chalcedony-hue. See the full wedding here.
Photo: Isaias Miciu and Sergio Sandona5/18“My wedding dress by Valentino couture was a lovely extension of the landscape (dramatic, fluid, and luminous) in its muted jewel tones,” said Sofia Sanchez de Betak.
