With everything that’s going on in the world, what anyone needs is a bit of TLC. “I wanted something very peaceful, to caress the soul of the person that’s going to be into [my clothes],” said Giambattista Valli of his resort lineup. And softness there was, from the sherbet shades of pink, pistachio and marigold … Read more
Giambattista Valli‘s haute couture dress has metaphorically caught fire in China due to a recent case of alleged miscommunication with a Chinese VIP client. The client, a Chinese socialite and entrepreneur named Lu Min, is also a popular Chinese influencer with more than 1.36 million followers on Instagram, Weibo, Douyin and Xiaohongshu combined. Known as “Lu Lu the Couture … Read more
ROOM FOR BODRUM: The Met Gala in New York on Monday night did not completely empty Paris of fashion people. Many of them piled into the Riviera-inspired restaurant Mimosa, where Giambattista Valli hosted a family-style dinner party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Mandarin Oriental resort in Bodrum. Of course, Valli girls turned out … Read more
Giambattista Valli brought a gust of haute couture finesse — and a very unexpected, leg-baring wedding bodysuit — to Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week as guest designer of its 2024 edition. The Paris-based Italian designer, who staged a catwalk show on Thursday as the centerpiece of the Bridal Night gala, showcased 10 haute couture gowns, 10 … Read more
Fashion month just wrapped up, during which many front-row celebrities and designers wore sunglasses before, during and after the show. They view eyewear as more than an accessory, but also part of their outfit or a reflection of their own personality. Arianna Mereu, a professor of strategic foresight and trend forecasting at Florence-based fashion institute … Read more
Giambattista Valli doesn’t want to talk about Truman Capote, even though backstage at his fall 2024 runway show, his mood board had a couple of photos of the subject of Ryan Murphy’s hit series “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.” “This isn’t about that, this is about my friend Lee” Radziwill, the designer was quick to … Read more
Giambattista Valli had gestures in mind when he started to work on his pre-fall collection. “Sometimes in fashion, we forget about them,” he said. “But a gesture is like an expression of your soul — graceful, vulgar or otherwise — but it’s about life.” And this meant keeping it real. So instead of taking his … Read more
