Has Fashion Given Up on Emerging Designers?

Dear BoF Community,

ROME and MILAN — This week in Rome, I had the honour of sitting down with Giancarlo Giammetti for an exclusive interview on The BoF Podcast.

For those not in the know, Mr. Giammetti first met the designer Valentino Garavani by chance on July 31, 1960, setting in motion one of fashion’s most enduring — and most successful — creative partnerships. Together, they built Valentino into a global fashion powerhouse, celebrated for its elegance, craftsmanship and cultural…