Fresh, youthful and spontaneous were the key words of Giambattista Valli’s couture show this season. Valli kept in line with his traditional botanical motifs and rich, sweeping fabrics, but reinterpreted them in a younger, modernist way. Speaking of his inspiration for the show, Valli remarked, “They’re bad characters. They’ve got morning-after hair, and they’ve thrown on their haute couture to run around in the next day.”
Fitted miniskirts emphasised short, leggy silhouettes, and were rendered in a series of colour blocks. Swathes of duchesse satin in Yves Klein blue, shades of pink and canary yellow were paired with ivory and black brocades, accentuated by artfully placed embroidery and embellishment. Proportions were exaggerated, with structured crop tops, silk shells, peplum tops, and rolls of satin wrapped around the hips complimented by high slits, voluminous fishtail gowns and sloping hemlines. Grosgrain ribbon waists, floral embroidery and glassy black shards made for a layered and varied palette of textures and prints.
Dense and intricate, while embracing a shorter, leggier silhouette, Valli’s creations this season once again reflect his feminine aesthetic albeit in a more youthful silhouette.
by Louise Lui
Images courtesy of Style.com