Valentino Pre-Fall 2025 Milan

[reese06]

The best look is the all red look, leather skirt and p*ssy bow blouse. Glamorous and sexy, clean. Very Valentino.

The collection is is quite good but too many looks and lacking in an overall direction. A less is more approach would serve him better. The socks, the hats, the sunglasses. It becomes overwhelming and stuffy while at the same time being very juvenile.

The menswear seems like more of an afterthought. He’s on autopilot.

 

[GivenchyAddict]

The way we will not give a flying f*ck next year with all the new appointments. He had this year for him and he has succeeded in boring us so quickly.

 

[90sfan]

So boring…. Stinks of mothballs again. Ugh

 

[FashionPower]

I’m very curious to see what Couture will look like in January. Will it be a more and more and more situation or something more sensible.

Most probably a raid into Marta Marzotto's closet with ruffled embellished caftans paired with oversized jewelry and geek glasses to make it look "modern" and "intellectual".

 

[yslforever]

The few suits with trousers are chef's kiss. The tailoring is so good.
But honestly it looks like projects of collections he had before leaving Gucci, and that he let the computer change all the Gs in Vs.

 

[MModa]

Love the collection! Fashion should be fun. All the pieces are beautiful, rich in detail, and fun.

 

[jeanclaude]

90 looks for Pre-Fall...feels like Pre-Fall-Winter-Spring-Summer all blend together for no reason.

Are dust and naphthalene included with each garment; or are they sold separately??

 

[blackcherrified]

Depends.... what's the ratio of natural fibres to synthetic? 🔥

Judging from the sheen on the fabric and the amount of sequins used on some pieces… I think there’s a pretty high percentage of synthetics

 

[blackcherrified]

The best look is the all red look, leather skirt and p*ssy bow blouse. Glamorous and sexy, clean. Very Valentino.

Hmmm… tbh on paper, leather skirt and bow blouse sounds more Yves Saint Laurent than Valentino to me though…

 

[Xone]

 

[proseccotabis]

No big surprises here. Predictable, but likeable, but at the same time sticking to something so familiar.. absolutely hate to say this but BORING af.
BTW does anyone know who the boringnotcom person is??

 

[blackcherrified]

*cough* I just see the latest promo post for the window decorations for the new Valentino collection…



Can anyone kindly inform Alessandro Michele or Valentino or Mayhoola that it looks strikingly similar to this…



… traditional Chinese funeral decorations

 

[jeanclaude]

*cough* I just see the latest promo post for the window decorations for the new Valentino collection…



Can anyone kindly inform Alessandro Michele or Valentino or Mayhoola that it looks strikingly similar to this…



… traditional Chinese funeral decorations

It´s a copy of 70s Biba shops. Michele is "Bibaficating" Valentino. Bibalentino...

 

[Nimsay]

Valentino's heritage serves as a far more suitable canvas for Alessandro's aesthetic inclinations than Gucci ever managed to be. However, the maison desperately requires a firm curatorial hand to excise the unnecessary streetwear elements that have no place in this house.

The volume - 90 looks - makes this exercise in excess particularly taxing to navigate.

The collection opens promisingly with beautifully tailored separates, albeit in Alessandro's characteristically eccentric color palette. The black eyelet dress emerges as quintessential Valentino

I do appreciate his attempt at restraint through a consistent paisley motif throughout - it demonstrates a welcomed effort to create a more focused print story. The layered necklaces provide an interesting styling narrative, though at times they overwhelm the garments. Certain pieces, like the leopard-printed cow fur jacket adorned with crystal pink bows, read pure Alessandro and feel entirely disconnected from Valentino's DNA. The heart scarf motif feels particularly sophomoric for a house of this caliber.

The collection does yield some extraordinary treasures that stand unrivaled in today's luxury landscape. The exquisitely embroidered scarves will certainly compel me to visit the boutique, and the turquoise men's belt is simply sublime. The menswear, while more restrained than his Gucci iterations, still requires editing - though whoever is responsible for this relative control should be immediately assigned to the womenswear studio. The must men's brown studded bag demonstrates evolution from last season.

The various suiting sets and silk ensembles offer genuine solutions for the global luxury consumer's wardrobe needs. However, the styling repeatedly sabotages otherwise exceptional pieces - case in point: the finale dress with its pink neck bow and black rope belt with embroidered vine tiers, whose impact is diminished by a capelet.

The wild color combinations feel particularly jarring for a house built on refined sophistication - the finale gown in canary yellow would have been far more impactful without its contrast crystalline lavender bow embellishment. Similarly, the otherwise elegant navy dress with its sheer bodice is completely undermined by the addition of orange leggings - that should never have left the styling room.

With editing, one can discern the makings of a softly glamorous Donna Romana that captures Valentino's essence.

It's great.