Supermodel Eva Herzigova caused a stir at the world premiere of Valentino: The Last Emperor in Venice when she arrived in a stunning white gown.
The 34-year-old, who gave birth to son George last year, showed off her post-baby body in the revealing crochet dress as her partner Gregorio Marsiaj looked on.
Elizabeth Hurley Diane Kruger, Claire Danes, and a host of other supermodels joined the stellar guestlist in Venice.
Showstopper: Eva Herzigova turned heads in a stunning white gown
The stars graced the red carpet at Teatro La Fenice and were afterwards joined by further guests to go on to a lavish afterparty at the city’s Guggenheim Museum.
Miss Hurley, who arrived on the arm of husband Arun Nayar, wore a plunging silver Valentino gown, and extolled the designer's virtues, calling him a 'great friends and enormous talent'.
Earlier today, the designer spoke to reporters about the movie, his idea of style and elegance and his choice of the most treasured celebrity dress he has ever made.
Valentino paid tribute to Julia Roberts when asked to name favourite actresses who have donned his clothes.
Dressed to impress: Liz Hurley and her husband Aran Nayar were among the guest
Valentino was giving a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, which has screened an intimate fly-on-the-wall film documenting the final couple of years before his retirement.
Roberts accepted an Oscar for her performance in Erin Brockovich in 2001 wearing an elegant vintage black and white Valentino gown.
When asked to name the actresses who stood out for him, the designer said:'There is a long list of movie stars who have worn my dresses.
'But I have to be very sincere, the person that makes me feel very happy, also because (she) chose vintage, was Julia Roberts, when she got the Academy Award... I was very excited to see her when she appeared with my dress. It’s very important for stars to like your clothes.'
Valentino went on to give some of his own style tips.
‘I have dressed a lot of beautiful women but also those who were less conventional. Women today can learn to become elegant with a little savoir faire.
Man of the moment Valentino at the bash (right) and Julia Roberts wearing vintage Valentino dress when she won the Best Actress Oscar in 2001
'There are so many ways to become elegant – but you must not over do it. It’s all about doing things to the correct measure.’
Valentino: The Last Emperor is billed as a glimpse into a world of bygone glamour.
The designer announced his retirement in 2007, two months after a lavish three day celebration in Romeof 45 years in the fashion industry which drew a huge celebrity turnout.
Filmed from June 2005 to July 2007, the crew shot hundreds of hours of footage of one of Italy's most prominent designers and his entourage, including his six pug dogs, which follow Valentino everywhere and even have their teeth brushed.
As well as lifting the lid on the fashion world, it shows tender moments from Valentino's 50-year relationship with Giancarlo Giammetti, who said the film was 'not a story of money or fashion - it is a story of love'.
The designer and Giammetti began as boyfriends in the early 1960s and became life business partners who built up a billion dollar fashion business.
The film captures intimate moments in the pairs' lives, at times seeing them
source dailymail.co.uk
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