Keni Valenti Biography

A bona fide fashion legend Keni Valenti has enjoyed a decades-long career as a designer stylist collector and historian. In the 1990’sthe style maven turned his attention to vintage couture gradually amassing a collection of 20000 extraordinary pieces from designers as varied as Chanel Halston and Alaia alongside culturally relevant pieces such as Madonna's Gaultier cone bra and one of Jackie O's engagement suits.
Born in Queens NY Keni's career in fashion began after meeting Betsey Johnson at New York's famed Mudd Club. Their encounter played a pivotal role in Keni assisting on her very first fashion show and led to establishing Valenti as a sought-after department store stylist and fashion presence.
A prominent fixture at Studio 54 Valenti was also part of the legendary team of personalities and stylists at Fiorucci where he served as an accessories designer. The next natural evolution presented itself when in 1983 he opened up his first store in the East Village and focused on American designs primarily using denim plaid and chambray. After acquiring status as rarefied to his notable clients and being called “The Next Halston” by Time Magazine Valenti fielded many offers to buy his store and eventually sold to a Japanese investor who worked with him to cultivate his lifestyle brand. Keni lived in Japan and Paris while he was under contract but ultimately decided that wasn’t a good fit.

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