Designer for the REAL woman’s body…
“Over the years, the designer has demonstrated the talent to do it all.” Women’s Wear Daily
Growing up in a traditional Spanish/Italian family in Westchester County, NY, Carmen Marc Valvo developed spirit and talent early on. His parents, both in the medical profession, once influenced his decision to become a plastic surgeon.
Valvo loved painting, oil painting in fact and began his ascent towards design when he created medieval costumes for his sister.
His educational career began at Manhattanville College. After traveling in Europe and becoming proficient in several languages, he enrolled at Parsons School of Design in New York. He then began his design education in the house of Nina Riccia in Paris designing ready to wear. Shortly thereafter, he went to Christian Dior but by 1989 he was ready to launch his own label.
Sounding like a Cinderella story, with just a few thousand dollars in his pocket he pulled together a collection to show to specialty stores at fall market in New York. His sportswear was immediately snapped up by several top stores giving him the encouragement to go where his true passion was-in eveningwear. It is there that he captured the heart and soul of high end buyers at Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.
Fast forward today, what sets Valvo apart is his extraordinary craftsmanship and excruciating attention to hand detail.
His technical skill and mastering the fine art of cutting and draping and fit issues with a woman’s body made him a popular designer to influential stars such as Beyonce, Opra, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah and Kim Cattrall. These are all beautiful curvaceous women. So perhaps he is a surgeon after all!
“Look Good, Feel Great and Have FUN Doing It!”
