Valentino under the sign of the "Antilibrary": the finale of the Valentino Spring-Summer 2027 collection at the Sainte-Geneviève Library in Paris. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Valentino)
On Oct. 4, Alessandro Michele unveiled Valentino’s spring-summer 2027 collection at the Sainte-Geneviève Library in Paris. Titled “Antibiblioteca,” the collection came with a literary-minded invitation: guests were asked to bring a book to donate to public libraries. Valentino had also published a reading list intended to shed light on the collection’s inspirations, effectively setting out its literary manifesto. On the runway, 80 looks brought Michele’s maximalist vision to life in pink, magenta and cobalt, with ribbons, silk, satin, lace, feathers, pleats and opera gloves. The menswear was just as flamboyant. The show closed with a magenta gown with a long train, as the audience watched from the benches of the reading room.“A fashion show can be viewed as a kind of visual antibiblioteca,” Michele writes. The idea draws on the concept...
On Oct. 4, Alessandro Michele unveiled Valentino’s spring-summer 2027 collection at the Sainte-Geneviève Library in Paris. Titled “Antibiblioteca,” the collection came with a literary-minded invitation: guests were asked to bring a book to donate to public libraries. Valentino had also published a reading list intended to shed light on the collection’s inspirations, effectively setting out its literary manifesto. On the runway, 80 looks brought Michele’s maximalist vision to life in pink, magenta and cobalt, with ribbons, silk, satin, lace, feathers, pleats and opera gloves. The menswear was just as flamboyant. The show closed with a magenta gown with a long train, as the audience watched from the benches of the reading room.“A fashion show can be viewed as a kind of visual antibiblioteca,” Michele writes. The idea draws...