Of Grace and Light: Purely emotional and slightly extreme Valentino Haute Couture Show

    A dream of pure fashion, blooming and flourishing in light. Valentino bets on immaculate, elongated dresses telling an Haute Couture story of craftsmanship and artistry. Across history, moments of reset, or restart, invariably put human values at the center. Humanism is the seed of rebirth. This is one of such moments, says Valentino. … Read more

Iridescent like a flower that blossoms: Valentino Haute Couture Spring/ Summer 2019

Metamorphic Haute Couture gowns: The repertoire of classic Haute Couture is moved by a merging between fantasy and reality at Valentino Haute Couture Spring/ Summer 2019 show. Strelizia Iris, Ortensia blu, Azalea Margherite Rovi, Dalia Rosa, or Camelia Tagete Gardenia Ranuncolo are all the names of the fantasy gowns Valentino’s Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli imagined for … Read more

From couture to red carpet – who will wear what?

The couture shows ended this week, and we’re looking forward to the awards season and imagining what the stars should wear. From Emma Stone to Keira Knightley, we’ve paired our favourite dresses to a cinematic muse

Haute Couture insights with Valentino and Victoria & Albert Museum

Haute Couture in Valentino’s vision. Valentino’s creative directors speak about memories, Italian craftsmanship and the importance of couture skills involved in their fashion process. Couture is indeed the territory of manual experimentation, of craftsmanship, of “grate hands”. “Couture is part of our memory. It is part of our memory of being Italians because couture is … Read more