VALENTINO SLEEPING STOCK

Rooted in the Maison’s archives, the Valentino Sleeping Stock project reawakens “dormant” fabrics—chiffon, taffeta, crêpe de chine and more—through creative upcycling. Launched in 2021 in partnership with French textile reseller Tissu Market, the initiative gives new life to Valentino’s unused Haute Couture and Prêt-à-porter materials, originally preserved in the Atelier. To date, around 22,000 meters of fabric have been repurposed, which, if they have been produced, would have generated the emission of approximately 265 tons of CO₂e and consumed over 1.1 million cubic meters of water—the equivalent of 442 Olympic pools. Fabrics are distributed to opera houses, theater and film productions, and fashion schools. All proceeds are donated to the Valentino Bottega dell’Arte, the Maison’s internal school dedicated to preserving and passing down its savoir-faire to new generations. In April 2023, the project entered a new chapter through a creative collaboration with Vogue Italia during Milan Design Week. Over 80 meters of archive fabrics were donated to The Vogue Closet, where artists Georg Haberler, Giada Yeya Montomoli, and Thomas De Falco reinterpreted them into unique textile artworks within the Fairy-Tale Art Studio.