17 hours ago · In approaching his first Haute Couture collection, "Vertigineaux" for Maison Valentino, or any label, Alessandro Michele looked to Umberto Eco’s 2009 book "The Infinity of Lists" as a beacon ...

1 day ago · Alessandro Michele steps into the world of haute couture for the first time, making his highly anticipated debut at Valentino’s Spring/Summer 2025 Haute Couture show. The 94-look collection embodied the Italian luxury house's timeless sophistication and refined elegance. The 90-year-old designer ...

1 day ago · To decipher one of Alessandro Michele’s press releases can be a degree-level task: the thick tome left on each seat at the Italian designer’s first haute couture collection for Valentino, held in Paris earlier today, was as thick as a script for a feature-length film. In it, he referenced everyone from Umberto Eco to Homer, James Joyce to ...

1 day ago · Alessandro Michele’s Valentino couture debut was the most anticipated ticket of Paris Couture Week. The designer didn’t disappoint with a lavish spectacle at the Palais Brongniart, a fittingly historic backdrop for his past-meets-present storytelling. ... A model wears a creation as part of the Valentino Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 ...

2 days ago · Alessandro Michele takes a bow at the end of the Valentino spring 2025 haute couture show. Giovanni Giannoni/WWD WWD: How do you feel on the eve of your first Valentino couture show in Paris?

1 day ago · Alessandro Michele's Valentino couture debut was the most anticipated ticket of Paris Couture Week, and the designer didn't disappoint with a lavish spectacle at the Palais Brongniart, a fittingly ...

But if there was anyone who could be trusted to do it justice—and on their first go, no less—it is Alessandro Michele, who last night presented his debut Haute Couture collection for Valentino. Held in the cavernous interiors of the old Paris Stock Exchange, the setting for the House’s Spring/Summer 2025 show was as dramatic as the ...

1 day ago · Alessandro Michele qui nous a posé son vaste monde dès son arrivée chez Valentino, il y a quelque mois, inaugure sa première fois dans la chapelle de la haute couture. La haute couture, mine de rien, c’est quelque chose, c’est l’Olympe, c’est la marche ultime du designer devenu couturier, c’est le geste absolu. C’est Vertigineux.

20 hours ago · Assessing Alessandro Michele’s couture debut for Valentino. Also, Armani Privé and Chanel keep things moving and Gaurav Gupta surprises. Listen to this article · 5:16 min Learn more.

1 day ago · For his first haute couture collection for Valentino, Alessandro Michele dropped a stack of paper the size of a dissertation on each seat. Held together by a metal paper fastener were pages and ...