This year's Couture collection was shown in Rome’s Piazza Mignanelli, home to the Valentino headquarters and new store which brought new depth to their range and reputation. The color palette was filled with black initially and let me tell you,Black never looked to "regally chic".This is what I admire about Valentino -the dress and the owner both look equally as a piece of art.The embroidery was masterful,exquisite filled with intricate workings of tulle,lace,others vividly representational — a gown appliquéd with a giant eagle and feathered at the hem; a cape with arched insets resembling the Coliseum over a layered, sheer dress with an image of a fierce lion.The color palette extended itself into deep reds and greens and in rich gold.
Clear references to the Middle Ages and the toga culture of the ancients — gladiator sandals and Alessandro Gaggio’s sculpted head wreaths and jewelry featuring wolves, griffins, bees and other animalia symbols — heightened the almost mythic aura.At last,the collection received a well-deserved full-house standing ovation. Witness the beautiful pieces below...
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