Paris Fashion Week finally looks like it’s starting to wind down, with just one day of shows on the calendar. Valentino is always the highlight of the week, not only because it’s one of the biggest presentations, but because of all the high voltage celebrity power it brings to Paris; and the crowd outside of Valentino venues seems to grow larger and larger each season. The spring 2023 collection debuted at the Carreau du Temple, as fans screamed for Zendaya in the streets. Here’s everything you need to know about Valentino spring 2023.
The collection was surprisingly devoid of color
The past seasons of both ready-to-wear and haute couture have been all about color for Valentino, from the almost neon pink hue to the bold, bright colors showcased at the brand’s most recent haute couture show. Here, the focus shifted to neutrals. The final 16 looks to close out the show were all black and for the most part well-crafted and classic, but somewhat repetitive and uninspiring after seeing the multiple ways designers have interpreted the color black for spring 2023. Sleeveless Column Dresses with cutouts here and there will undoubtedly always have a place in everyone’s wardrobe, but after seeing how well creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli masters color, it felt like a radical and unusual change.
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Tans, beiges, browns and silver grays also dominated the collection. Touches of that classic Valentino red appeared in the form of pleated dresses and chunky sequined skirts. There was also a sparse handful of looks rendered in majestic Lemon Yellow, Orchid Purple, and Kelly Green.
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The (new) logo made a fierce comeback
The first model to walk the runway stepped out in literally head-to-toe logo style, donning a cape, full-body tights, shoes, and even a V-logo covered face. Floors, shorts, full skirts and flowy tops were embellished with the print, which didn’t particularly stand out among a sea of logo prints from past seasons, but is guaranteed to be everywhere if Valentino’s pink it is an indication.
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The theme was “Unboxing”
Valentino titled its spring 2023 collection “Unboxing,” and it was apparent that the show was all about stripping back all the high-impact colors and embellishments, coming back down to earth with basic staples that just about anyone could wear in an everyday setting. Admittedly, much of the clothing didn’t particularly stand out or captivate in the way that Piccioli did in past seasons, but that was the point. “Purity as a conscious synthesis, the intentional elimination of what exceeds,” reads the program notes. It is subtraction, not absence. The creative process keeps track of what was removed. It leads to the essential, with all the tension of implication. Those empty spaces are not lack of content. They declare personal choices.”
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“In those omissions, in those allusions, is the depth of identity,” the program continued. “The cuts and the transparencies reveal the personality”. With 91 total looks in the collection, and much of it in black and beige silhouettes that looked a bit the same, it seemed the opposite: less about personality and more about commerciality and uniformity, especially as there was an unfortunate lack of body diversity. Also, not long after the brand made its powerful statement by choosing multiple sizes, ages and genders earlier this year for its spring 2022 couture show.
For spring, a stacked front row
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham
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Zendaya, Law Roach and Naomi Campbell.
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Dove Cameron, Ashley Park, Florence Pugh and Zendaya.
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Erykah Badu sat front row in a head-to-toe hot pink Valentino look complete with feathers and a dramatic hat done in her signature style. Zendaya was also in the front row wearing sparkly logo pieces, alongside Naomi Campbell and her stylist and image architect, Law Roach. Florence Pugh also attended.
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