Valentino Haute Couture S/S 2023 Paris

[GivenchyHomme]

This reminds me of that ugly phase they went through when they first started at the house, but somehow even more offensive and gharish. I said it last season and I'll say it again, he has ran out of ideas for Valentino. Time to pack it up and move on!

In honor of this hideous collection I will ressurect one of my favorite quotes by á la Balenciaga in response to one of their earlier haute couture collections.

the whole collection looks like a toilet full of nasty a$$ $**T

Valentino Haute Couture S/S 2010 Paris

 

[LadyJunon]

Mary Grace ain't looling so bad now, is she?

This reminds me of that ugly phase they went through when they first started at the house, but somehow even more offensive and gharish. I said it last season and I'll say it again, he has ran out of ideas for Valentino. Time to pack it up and move on!

In honor of this hideous collection I will ressurect one of my favorite quotes by á la Balenciaga in response to one of their earlier haute couture collections.



Valentino Haute Couture S/S 2010 Paris

It's kind of surreal seeing that collection under MGC's name. Seeing the entirety of their work really shows who was taking the lead during the joint tenure.

 

[Deleted member 141523]

 

[LadyJunon]

Pierpaolo after Maria finally comes back from Dior and starts dictating quiet pragmatism at the house.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

This reminds me of that ugly phase they went through when they first started at the house, but somehow even more offensive and gharish. I said it last season and I'll say it again, he has ran out of ideas for Valentino. Time to pack it up and move on!

In honor of this hideous collection I will ressurect one of my favorite quotes by á la Balenciaga in response to one of their earlier haute couture collections.



Valentino Haute Couture S/S 2010 Paris

TOTALLY

 

[Frederic01]

I'm in the minority here, but I don't find this collection to be as terrible as everyone else seems to think. Sure, there are some looks that could have been removed and some that could have been styled differently, but overall, I find parts of it very chic and modern.

It's very 1980's Valentino. You can see on the moodboard there were references to all the Valentino collections from that period which were quite ostentatious and very 80s. The polka dots, the ruffles, etc.

What I like about this collection is that it attempts to evolve the idea of what Haute Couture is in its youthful and expressive approach to dressing. I like the way he integrated the idea of "punk" in this collection and club culture from that period, and mixed it in with the aesthetic of Mr. Valentino from the 1980s. It was interesting.

Believe or not, this is the way the new wave of clientele is dressing and that's exactly why Pierpaolo's Couture is such a hit. The clientele want something modern and youthful and if they want Valentino Couture from the period that Mr. Valentino was designing, they buy vintage.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Also

 

[RaisinBoy]

Can Mr Valentino do it???????

 

[Drusilla_]

...puckered seams? In couture?

 

[Deleted member 7575]

...puckered seams? In couture?

Exactly

 

[Drusilla_]

....I'd expect it from one of those novelty clown "couture" shows like Pyer Moss, but at Valentino that's a genuine embarrassment.

 

[Frederic01]

Pierpaolo's Moodboard:


SILVIA LUCIANO

 

[blackcherrified]

I think I have just discovered the greatest bug of this Valentino runway show…

I know that they are using Hercules and Love Affair’s songs for the show but why can’t they just avoid “Painted Eyes” when this song is sooooo iconic from Chanel Cruise 2012 show in Antibes… and Kristen McMenamy is like the lead model for both shows…

(Worse… “Painted Eyes” was playing in the Valentino one when Kristen McMenamy was walking in the livestream at the 10:23 mark!? Is this a way for Pier Paolo Piccioli to signal to the Wertheimers saying “Hey look at me I am interested in that Chanel position!!” when the dress KM was wearing is like super embellished)

 

[jeremydante]

I loved this collection, and thought it was such a nice modern take on what couture means today. Noted references of the 80's and club kid culture. With the post of the mood board, that confirms it. I see a lot of bashing going on in this thread; but I honestly feel like this was one of the most exciting couture collections this season.

 

[LadyJunon]

I loved this collection, and thought it was such a nice modern take on what couture means today. Noted references of the 80's and club kid culture. With the post of the mood board, that confirms it. I see a lot of bashing going on in this thread; but I honestly feel like this was one of the most exciting couture collections this season.

My main issue (and I imagine that this is the the issue lots of us here have) with Pierpaolo is that his more recent collections are better in theory than they are in practice, especially when it's becoming a increasingly sloppy rendition of his earlier solo shows. Pick any show from late 2017 - 2019 and you'll see the difference in care and execution.

 

[squilliam]

I went and looked at his previous couture collections to see when things went wrong and realised he's a very limited designer. Every collection since he went solo is basically satin/taffeta fabrics in jewel tones, contrasting color combinations, large flat prints that are usually floral in nature, feathers (sometimes as accessories), billowy volume (especially in the satin/taffeta dresses), the same kind of ruffles and fabric manipulation, a few sequined looks and some dresses that are best described as couture bridesmaid. It's not that his collections have been all bad, just that most blend into each other. And when he starts to stray form that strict formula, you get stuff like this I guess. When the billowy dresses got praise, he pushed more into that concept. Now that that insufferable pink became a hit among the young and SM crowd (and trickled down everywhere), he's leaning heavily into that. OG Valentino has never really been so much about fashion as an art or being too cerebral, it was about glamour and fun. The clothes usually worked for a wide range of ages. I understand today's younger couture clients might like this, but boy do they have horrible taste. There are a few good looks here but there's so much bad stuff and different ideas that you barely notice them.

 

[Bugsy]

Was Kristen drunk? Even without shoes she couldn't walk straight.

she was in pain from wearing them