Last week, Giambattista Valli presented his spring/summer 2017 couture show at the historic National Archives in Paris. Under softly lit and decadent chandeliers. Dresses had intentional folds and pleats designed to look like they belonged to a woman who loves to travel and just pulled them out of her suitcase. Of course, the designer also sent models down the runway wearing his signature larger-than-life dresses made of tulle and crinoline, which brushed up against front row guests like Diane Von Furstenberg and Anna Wintour. The dresses were so big, you could hear them move.
Backstage, after being swamped with cameras and microphones from Italian and French press the designer told me, “My woman is not afraid to experiment. She’s the woman of today. Well, actually, she’s the woman of a couple of days ago.”
He also said of the color scheme of pastel pink, saffron yellow, muted neutrals and vivid orange: “You can smell them. I wanted colors that felt fresh. It’s a fresh garden, not a dry flower. It’s fresh roses. It’s a very special ivory because it’s not white, but it’s not too yellow. It’s super-luxury.”
Here’s a few of my favorite photos I took during the show.
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