Valentino's new designer puts on maximalist Paris ready-to-wear debut

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Alessandro Michele made headlines earlier this year after being named the new creative director of Valentino following his successful reign at Gucci

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Throughout his tenure at Gucci, Michele was celebrated for prioritizing his personal vision over the often suffocating codes of heritage houses

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His eagerly awaited ready-to-wear show at Paris Fashion Week echoed that defiant spirit

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His collection was unveiled in a setting that hinted at a transformation— a living room in flux...

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Stools, ladders, and lamps shrouded beneath white blankets evoked a house renovation

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The scene, poetic and subdued, perfectly set the stage for a “maximalist-lite” spectacle

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