RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Haute Couture Spring 2018: Valentino Haute Couture


Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018




WHAT: Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018. To the amazing sounds of Maria Callas' "Tosca", Pierpaolo Piccioli's Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018 show brought attending guests to a standing ovation--including Donatella Versace and THE Valentino Garavani.



INSPIRATION: The opera; 16th-century Italian master Pontormo; Belle Epoque designer Lady Duff-Gordon, and 1950's-1980's magazine photos of haute couture.




 Pontormo






1960's (Left, Center) and 1980's Valentino (Right)



SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Theatrical ensembles, UBER large feathered Philip Treacy hats, billowing ruffled opera coats, gowns, large bows; gold, blue, plum, vermillion, cerulean blue and pink; hand-sewn silk organza appliques; sequined flowers.






 Couture Details--Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






Alta Moda Sequins--Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018





Feather Philip Treacy Hats--Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018



COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS:




 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






 Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018






Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018



Click below to watch Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2018 Show:






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