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Brand: Valentino Garavani Line: Sport Style: Shoulder Bag / Tote Material: Leather Exterior Colour: Ivory / Cream Hardware: Gold-tone metal Dimensions: 16.5" W x 12.5" H x 4" D (approx.) Strap Drop: 10.5" (approx.) Closure: Magnetic snap and zip-top Interior: Cream leather lining with zip pocket and slip pocket Inclusions: Original hang tag, product cards Valentino Garavani launched the Sport line to capture a relaxed yet sophisticated sensibility, marrying the house's Italian craftsmanship with understated, everyday elegance. This ivory leather tote exemplifies that vision: a structured silhouette in supple grained calfskin, punctuated by the signature V logo in gleaming gold-tone hardware and finished with contrasting details along the curved front zip pocket. The dual flat shoulder straps attach via polished D-rings, and the capacious interior—lined in tonal leather—offers practical compartments for modern use. A testament to the refined sportswear aesthetic that flourished in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Notes from the Curator The Valentino Garavani Sport line emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s as the house translated its couture codes into a relaxed, structured-leather vocabulary rooted in grained calfskin, polished hardware, and a studied restraint. This ivory tote, built on a trapezoidal frame with flat shoulder straps suspended from D-rings, is an archetype of that aesthetic: the V logo—cast in gold-tone metal and set against a front pocket outlined by a gentle curve—anchors the composition with the same quiet authority that appeared on Valentino's monochromatic collections of the 1960s. The curved-front detail, a hallmark of the Sport line's architectural thinking, lends the silhouette a softness that distinguishes it from the sharper edges of early-2000s minimalism, while the tonal leather lining and capacious proportions nod to the era's preference for functional luxury that never announced itself.
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Alighieri's Auction House
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