I like things that are kind of eclectic, when one thing doesn't go with another. That's why I love Rome. The town itself is that way. It's where Fascist architecture meets classic Renaissance, where the ancient bangs up against the contemporary. It has a touch of everything. That's my style, and that's what my work is about.

Nearly six years after the founding of his signature ready-to-wear house Giambattista Valli showed its first Haute Couture collection in July 2011. The natural extension of Giambattista Valli's culture vision and universe the collection presents a modern concept of luxury and femininity which speaks to the wiGiambattista Vallis and lifestyle of his vibrant international clientele. After the opening of its headquarters in the historic building where Jean-Baptiste Lulli once lived in Paris Giambattista Valli opened its first store rue Boissy d'Anglas in the same building in December 2010.

His collections both ready to wear and Couture are presented during the fashion week in Paris.