~BY SUSAN MICHALS

Valentino is one of the greatest seducers of women in our lifetime. Certainly not in the traditional Byronic sense, but in a much more important realm - he knows what they want, and he gives it to them, and for that, they love him forever. 

Over the last fifty years, he has created some of the most iconic works of art ever to grace the female body. His agenda is rather simple - all he expects is perfection. Every single one of his gowns are made by hand, from Jackie Onassis's georgette and lace wedding dress to the glorious black and white gown worn by Julia Roberts when she accepted the Academy Award for Erin Brockovich. That's why it is so surprising that this perfectionist allowed a documentary crew to follow him around over a period of nearly two years to produce the brilliant and occasionally hilarious documentary, Valentino: The Last Emperor.