VALENTINO GOES STREET-MUSING
In the heart of Paris’ most fashionable and streetwise district Le Marais, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli let his hair down. It made for a vibrant and varied collection entitled ‘Rendez Vous.’ For spring, his aim was to show fashion as it should be - worn on the street. And that he did literally. There were gleaming gold sequins, eye-popping colour, baggy jeans and sheeny Juliette sleeves that smacked of the 80s. This season, the Italian designer moved in a welcome disco-infused direction. Yet, the designs remained finessed despite the street-musing. “(This is) street not meant as streetwear but conceived... as real life,” clarified the house of Piccioli’s intentions.
When the show ended, like true Parisians, guests were handed bouquets of local flowers sourced from real flower sellers in the Ile-de-france region, while the models strutted around the city streets to thunderous cheers. AP