LIGHT and shadow defined Balenciaga's Autumn/ Winter 2026 women’s and men’s collection, where creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli explored the Renaissance technique of clair-obscur to shape form and emotion t...
FOR Fall 2026, Balenciaga has announced its first collaboration with Manolo Blahnik, drawing on the shared Spanish heritage of Blahnik and Cristóbal Balenciaga.
Directed by Balenciaga's Creative Director P...
THROUGH quiet scenes of models lounging on white-sheeted queen beds and sunlight spilling across polished parquet floors, Pierpaolo Piccioli introduces his vision for Balenciaga.
Unveiled on the 22 October ...
Taking over the helm of Balenciaga from Demna in July, Pierpaolo Piccioli’s appointment signalled an immediate separation from what the House had become known for. His 25-year tenure at Valentino was threaded ...
VALENTINO's Pierpaolo Piccioli understands haute couture - this is a known fact. On 24th January, Piccioli's Le Salon couture collection greeted guests at Place Vendôme with a wardrobe of grandeur, imagin...
VALENTINO hosted their Le Ciel Menswear autumn-winter 2024-25 collection show during Paris Fashion Week.
The collection reflects on contemporary masculinities and what it means to be a man in our current re...
IN SUPPORT of Pink October – the month of breast cancer prevention – Maison Valentino has organised a new exhibition in collaboration with the Isola Tiberina Hospital. The exhibition aims to raise awareness ar...
WITH a soundtrack provided by the ethereal FKA Twigs, Pierpaolo Piccioli took us back to school for Valentino’s spring-summer 2024 collection.
The runway show highlighted the brand's heritage by transporti...
THERE have only been a handful of times that Anna Wintour has stood up with applause following a fashion show. It has become such a significant rarity that when she lifted herself off her chair after the Valen...
EMBRACING the ever-evolving discussions around systemic gender boundaries, Pierpaolo Piccioli’s latest menswear collection for Valentino questions the constraints of the ideal of ‘masculinity,’ utilising his r...
ESCAPISM is certainly epitomised with the latest venture by Valentino. For the 2023 summer season, the Italian house pre-empts the long warm nights with a capsule collection detailing the brand’s heritage, and...
MASION Valentino's Unboxing collection, designed by Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli for SS 2023, celebrates the "diversity and complexity within purity". The concept of Unboxing is brought to life by ten t...
VALENTINO's autumn-winter 2023 collection challenges the traditional dress code of black tie, redefining it as an invitation for creative expression. Pierpaolo Piccioli takes inspiration from the everyday, tran...
THE AGENCY of the underground clubbing scene has reached its peak in recent years within fashion, art and music, so on reflection it was only a matter of time before it took over Haute Couture. As ambitious as ...
AS STATED by Valentino, the brand perceives essence as an "extract, the concentrate of a vision." The new Essentials line by the Italian Maison offers a selection of pieces that retain this distinct quality des...
AN EXPLOSION of luxuriant metallics, bold colours and shimmering accents sums up the 2022 collection by Valentino. Anticipating a season of celebration and thanksgiving, the recent capsule by the Maison perfect...
LOGOMANIA has successfully proven itself to be the trend that keeps on trending, and Valentino are the latest House to fall susceptible to its seemingly boundless allure with the release of the new Toile Iconog...
VALENTINO has been a leading Italian institution in the fashion and luxury sectors for decades. Its rich and multifaceted history has introduced many groundbreaking and revolutionary explorations of Haute C...
MARKING the arrival of the Valentino Promenade Autumn 2022 collection, the house has launched a series of newly reformed Rockstud Spike bags championing versatility, practicality, and unadulterated expression.
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SPANNING across the creative fields, Valentino’s latest instalment sees the brand continue to focus on authentic relationships between culture and fashion. Tapping seven-time Formula One World Champion Sir Lewi...
LITERATURE continues to have an important influence on fashion design. From Kim Jones’ reflection upon Virginia Woolf’s Orlando in his debut couture collection for Fendi (Spring 2022), to Miuccia Prada’s depict...