First red Valentino dress The Fiesta,1959. The very first red dress by Valentino was introduced in the Spring Summer 1959 collection. Called La Fiesta, it was a strapless, mid length tulle dress in a VALENTINO His work was an object lesson in dressmaking classic silhouettes, executed perfectly. Only the most gorgeous fabrics and couture details, used with discipline and faultless taste. His extraordinary use How Valentino Defined the Red Carpetand Created a Legacy That Will Live Forever Vogue What is Valentino Red and how did it come to be? The fashion brand's red dresses, worn by Rihanna, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman and Penlope Cruz, are so iconic that Pantone recognises