“An escape from realism” is how Pierpaolo Piccioli, creative director of Valentino, referred to his brand’s recent presentation at Paris Fashion Week, an event in which the heaviness of current affairs hung in the air. Models clad in fuchsia capes, gowns and suits from the Valentino Pink PP collection emerged onto a catwalk of the same electrified shade of pink, garnering the attention of editors, influencers and other tastemakers from around the world.
And Valentino wasn’t the only couture house to go pink this season: for Prada’s Fall/Winter show, models emerged from a futuristic tunnel skipping a softly luminescent lilac hue.
Every Fashion Week season, it’s moments like these that give us a glimpse of where taste is headed, whether it’s in fashion or interiors. Below, we’ve rounded up some of AD’s favorite moments from Milan Fashion Week 2022 to Paris, London and New York, for a healthy dose of aesthetic inspiration.
Warm fuchsia may be the new hue to watch, as attendees of various Fashion Week 2022 events can attest. Here’s a close-up of the shade at the Valentino show in Paris.
One of Rejina Pyo’s looks, staged at The Aubrey restaurant in London.
At the Louis Vuitton show, models walked through a sea of 19th-century marbles.
A model dressed in green at the Bottega Veneta fashion show in Milan.
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Bottega Veneta goes bold
In Milan, Bottega Veneta adopted a dazzling green, a signature left over from former creative director Daniel Lee. Matthieu Blazy, the newest designer to take the helm, continued the legacy of the “parrot” shade at Palazzo San Fedele, where the building’s neoclassical facade gleamed green at every window and door. Once inside, the color was limited to the catwalk and covered a whole range of shades.
Spectators were seated in an industrial space amid unfinished stone walls, metal construction poles and fluorescent lighting, a striking backdrop for Blazy’s first show. One by one, the models emerged in a variety of eye-catching ensembles decked out in sequins, feathers and fringe. Signature leather pillow bags accompanied the looks, while also providing a seat cushion for showgoers (a party favor they were encouraged to take home). Portable furniture with Bottega style? We are here for that.
Outside the Bottega Veneta show at the Palazzo San Fedele.
Photo: Matteo Canestraro 2021
Inside the Bottega show, where foil seats featured signature pillow bags as cushions, gifts guests could take home afterwards.
Photo: Matteo Canestraro
Old meets new at Louis Vuitton
Nicolas Ghesquière’s presentation of the Louis Vuitton Autumn/Winter collection exuded the best version of Parisian everyday life. Unveiled at the Musée d’Orsay, a fashion first, the models strutted through a vaulted showroom lined with 19th-century marble. Natural light from the glass domed ceiling illuminated clothing and sculptures alike. Amidst the idyllic and aspirational setting, Ghesquière dedicated his collection to youth and their cultural impact, who look to the future with the hope of a better one.
The entrance hall of the Musée d’Orsay, where the Louis Vuitton Autumn/Winter presentation took place.
Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
valentino think pink
If you’ve spent any time on the internet, chances are you’ve already seen Valentino’s monochrome show somewhere. Though the reception wasn’t unanimously favorable (The Cut, for example, shared concerns that the color was more “Pepto-Bismol” than anything else), it’s hard to argue that it made a splash.
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