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Matching a dress with an occasion is what informs the very idea of a wardrobe - a system meant to follow a woman along the hours of the day as simplicity progressively leaves way to opulence.Such assumption is still valid.
It just asks for it to be revised. Faithful to the spirit of Couture, which is deeply rooted into the Maison to be a mindset as well as an exquisite way of making things, Pierpaolo Piccioli keeps pushing Valentino into the wider scene of daily life. The byword, once again, is inclusiveness: an elastic concept, whose ultimate meaning is openness. The wardrobe rules, thereafter, are reaffirmed just to be gently broken, because dressing is an act of presence that happens in the moment, following spontaneity and instinct.
Iconic pieces pulled from the Valentino archives - the Delft pattern dresses, the black & white chemisier, the bouffant blouses, the flower print dresses - are reinterpreted and mixed with other pieces - masculine jackets, shorts, striped shirts, tube skirts - seen through the Valentino lenses -rendered in intarsia of lace, for instance, or in washed brocade. Dresses worn on top of shirts,
gain ease, while knits dazzle in unexpected preciousness. Day and night mingle and merge, what was initially seen as occasion dressing is now appropriate for daywear, no nostalgia needed. Logo-ed belts chinch the waist, small bags sit on the shoulders, feet are shod in creepers or high-heeled boots. Different things come together, jaggedly.
The mix of elements suggests a mindful forgetfulness and a deep understanding of history, in order to live, and dress, for the moment.
#ValentinoFall20
It just asks for it to be revised. Faithful to the spirit of Couture, which is deeply rooted into the Maison to be a mindset as well as an exquisite way of making things, Pierpaolo Piccioli keeps pushing Valentino into the wider scene of daily life. The byword, once again, is inclusiveness: an elastic concept, whose ultimate meaning is openness. The wardrobe rules, thereafter, are reaffirmed just to be gently broken, because dressing is an act of presence that happens in the moment, following spontaneity and instinct.
Iconic pieces pulled from the Valentino archives - the Delft pattern dresses, the black & white chemisier, the bouffant blouses, the flower print dresses - are reinterpreted and mixed with other pieces - masculine jackets, shorts, striped shirts, tube skirts - seen through the Valentino lenses -rendered in intarsia of lace, for instance, or in washed brocade. Dresses worn on top of shirts,
gain ease, while knits dazzle in unexpected preciousness. Day and night mingle and merge, what was initially seen as occasion dressing is now appropriate for daywear, no nostalgia needed. Logo-ed belts chinch the waist, small bags sit on the shoulders, feet are shod in creepers or high-heeled boots. Different things come together, jaggedly.
The mix of elements suggests a mindful forgetfulness and a deep understanding of history, in order to live, and dress, for the moment.
#ValentinoFall20
