Make a night of it and paint the town red in Brisbane with Emporium Hotel’s Haute Couture Package including overnight accommodation in a King Suite, bottle of French Champagne, Valet Parking and two adult tickets to visit the Valentino Retrospective Exhibition. From $349* per night.
Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future Exhibition: 07 August, 2010 - 14 November, 2010. Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. The exhibition encompasses haute couture from the first collection designed in 1959 by the house’s founder, Valentino Garavani, through to work from the Autumn/Winter 2009–10 creations by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli – appointed as creative directors for Valentino in 2008.
*Subject to availability, valid for stays 07.08.10 – 14.11.10, exhibition tickets given upon check-in. More information on the exhibition http://qag.qld.gov.au/
Image details: Valentino / Cocktail dress Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1960, Model 66 ‘Sarabanda’ / Right: Cocktail dress Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1959, Model 79 ‘Fiesta’ / Collection: Valentino Archives / Photograph: Jean Tholance