Valentino Haute Couture S/S 09 Paris

[just me]

The reviews are gonna be terrible for sure.

 

[The.Rock.Inc.]

Suzy's article is out:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/28/style/rval.4-417935.php

 

[chessmess]

Alessandra's set was pretty bad,but this is even worse

what?
allesandras set was so perfect,beyond words..
it called to mind old world haute couture presentations?
how was it pretty bad?

 

[TraiT]

there are many people out there who took years and years to become a couturier.

"And who are they?", continuing quoting you

All they do, is to kiss some ***, and gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to ruin a house with decades and decades of rich history. And they're supposed to thank the founder, how confusing.

 

[chessmess]

one of the saddest stories in recent fashion times

 

[TraiT]

From the iht article:

"We wanted to celebrate the spirit of Valentino and of couture," said Piccioli.

The Valentino company has been through a whirlwind since the iconic designer left a year ago. But Stefano Sassi, chief executive of Valentino, said that he was "super confident" that the design duo could put Valentino back on track.
"We've been though 180 degrees," Sassi said, "But now we are much closer to the feeling of the brand."

Of course

Overall, I thought the review speaks nothing. It's like an interview summary, not a review.

 

[FashionPower]

what?
allesandras set was so perfect,beyond words..
it called to mind old world haute couture presentations?
how was it pretty bad?

I didn't like the "infinite" runway of RTW shows,it was just too distracting,do you remember the mess in the finale?
HC set was better,but not so good for my taste

 

[fer19dog]

some pieces are hideous and unflattering, not many are wow enough

 

[chessmess]

Suzy's article is out:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/28/style/rval.4-417935.php

depressing

 

[chessmess]

I didn't like the "infinite" runway of RTW shows,it was just too distracting,do you remember the mess in the finale?
HC set was better,but not so good for my taste

i thought the presentation was lovely... the parlour that the HC was set in was sooooo old world, with modernized clothes.
that collection is probably my favorite HC collection ive seen thus far and the presentation elevated it ten fold.

 

[lix_rsx]

It's depressing that they dismissed Alessandra to replace her with this, half of it looks like Valentino knock offs and the other half looks like Elie Saab.

 

[Harumi]

I don't get it.

Why did the old Ghoul retired if it's to art direct the collection on the sly, anyway?
Who are the tasteless morons who are going to spend $20,000+ on the cheap version of Valentino designed by two unkown accessory designers who have none of his glamour and aura?

This collection is the high-end version of a Pierre Cardin licensing.
Pointless and unmarketable.

 

[FashionPower]

i thought the presentation was lovely... the parlour that the HC was set in was sooooo old world, with modernized clothes.
that collection is probably my favorite HC collection ive seen thus far and the presentation elevated it ten fold.

I agree,Alessandra did such a wonderful job but as Giammetti said "reiventing Valentino's style is an utopia"

 

[Spike413]

Some of those solid color gowns look kind of....bulky. And that icey blue-green column with the darting in the torso, HELLO puckers! It looks very poorly finessed.

 

[findmeg]

Yes, Suzy Menkes says nothing very complimentary at all.

I can't believe Valentino thinks that these two can "put Valentino back on track", maybe if the track is going in the wrong direction. He blew it when he sacked Facchinetti, she was someone who could have really injected the couture line with some much needed vitality.
This show was an awful way to end.

 

[LostInNJ]

I don't see how this looks cheap, rather it just looks like clothes rehashed straight from the archives. It's as if he never left, which I suppose is what they wanted all along.

 

[TraiT]

Yes, Suzy Menkes says nothing very complimentary at all.

I can't believe Valentino thinks that these two can "put Valentino back on track", maybe if the track is going in the wrong direction. He blew it when he sacked Facchinetti, she was someone who could have really injected the couture line with some much needed vitality.
This show was an awful way to end.

Where your sting suzy?!

 

[FashionPower]

Here's some detail(HIDEOUS shoes BTW)

style.it

 

[chessmess]

I don't see how this looks cheap, rather it just looks like clothes rehashed straight from the archives. It's as if he never left, which I suppose is what they wanted all along.

look at the dresses.... the detailing on them is horrible...
theres a few that are okay but more the collection just looks sloppy
these designers are not ready for couture

 

[Dkammern]

Around the noble circular concourse of the Sorbonne University, painted friezes about their heads and stone statues of scholars gazing onto the shiny runway, models paraded to give Valentino new life.
And to prove his support for the new design duo behind the label, the retired maestro Valentino Garavani himself sat front row with his partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, joining in the final ovation.
The show was a respectable and restpectful debut for the designers Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri, who focused on Valentino's young, glamorous style in the Dolce Vita years of 1960s Rome. They did not inject much of their own personalities, apart from some spicy color - from grass green and turquoise through dusty pink and fuschia.
There was also a faint feeling of louche freedom as a neckline fell open.
"We wanted to celebrate the spirit of Valentino and of couture," said Piccioli.
"And to exult individuality - the most important value," said Chiuri, who has worked with Piccioli for 16 years.
The hint of a rose in the whorl of satin sleeve; the suggestion of galucha, or fish scales, on the surface of a satin coat; and the ultra-subtle contrast of embroideries on a long dress and its jacket - that was how the duo caught the couture spirit from the studio they have worked in for a decade.
There was absolutely nothing to frighten clients - but there were not too many in the audience to pick out a streamlined cape, a Valentino red draped dress or any of the long gowns that dominated the show.
The Valentino company has been through a whirlwind since the iconic designer left a year ago. But Stefano Sassi, chief executive of Valentino, said that he was "super confident" that the design duo could put Valentino back on track.
"We've been though 180 degrees," Sassi said, "But now we are much closer to the feeling of the brand."
Chiuri and Piccioli, both in their early 40s, were accessory designers with Valentino, although they put no bags on the runway for Wednesday's show. For shoes, they chose to create the delicately decorated surfaces beloved by their mentor - but with solid heels.
Piccioli explained that their choice as venue of the Sorbonne, France's famous university, was because their idea in taking on the great challenge was to "learn in a positive way."
"We are in a world where people have to hope and dream," Piccioli said. "Yes we can!"

by suzy from iht.com

A rather bland review of her. i was expecting more valentino-blood-red!!

it's funny that coming from a couple of accessories designers, the shoes were so damn ugly