Maison Valentino presented its Fall/Winter 2023-24 collection, "VALENTINO BLACK TIE," in Paris on March 5, 2023.
For Fall/Winter 2023-24, Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli took the black tie literally, using it as a metaphor for a collection built around pieces drawn from the everyday.
A reversal of presumption and cultural capital. Preconceived notions of the tie—a symbol of masculine power, orthodoxy, and restriction—become the theoretical construct for a collection that plays with the rules and liberates meaning. The conceptual idea is questioned and ultimately challenged and redefined.
The sign is transformed and reappropriated into different garments. The tie is liberated and set free, slipping into the language of clothing, between day and night. Shirt and tie become one, transforming dresses and gowns, combined with skirts long and short, for men and women.
A focus on tailoring, the utilitarianism of daywear and a pared-back colour palette emphasise dynamism, activity and modernity, alongside the Maison's unique heritage of couture expression, graphic patterns, exceptional craftsmanship and fundamental values.
The Rockstud, an icon of the House since its introduction on Valentino Garavani shoes and accessories in 2010, punctuated the show. Its dual aesthetic, past and present, Renaissance punk, marks the boundary between Valentino's multifaceted identity today.
Uniformity, the social tool of harmony, magnifies humanity and provides a lens through which to highlight personas. Historical similarities, rather than stripping away individuality, create a frame for each individual, while similarities accentuate differences and amplify nuances.
Similarly, the meaning of black tie will be shattered and redefined. Perceptions of uniforms will be rethought and conventions shattered.
https://youtu.be/muaSQ4MHHsU
#ValentinoBlackTie
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Black tie. It is not a code,
but a rule as a literal expression.
but a rule as a literal expression.
Instructions become invitations,
dress codes and restrictions are liberated and free.
dress codes and restrictions are liberated and free.
And a universal symbol of equality is freely interpreted and
redefined.
redefined.
Archives are reimagined, rediscovering the power of the familiar in new contexts.
For Fall/Winter 2023-24, Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli took the black tie literally, using it as a metaphor for a collection built around pieces drawn from the everyday.
A reversal of presumption and cultural capital. Preconceived notions of the tie—a symbol of masculine power, orthodoxy, and restriction—become the theoretical construct for a collection that plays with the rules and liberates meaning. The conceptual idea is questioned and ultimately challenged and redefined.
The sign is transformed and reappropriated into different garments. The tie is liberated and set free, slipping into the language of clothing, between day and night. Shirt and tie become one, transforming dresses and gowns, combined with skirts long and short, for men and women.
A focus on tailoring, the utilitarianism of daywear and a pared-back colour palette emphasise dynamism, activity and modernity, alongside the Maison's unique heritage of couture expression, graphic patterns, exceptional craftsmanship and fundamental values.
The Rockstud, an icon of the House since its introduction on Valentino Garavani shoes and accessories in 2010, punctuated the show. Its dual aesthetic, past and present, Renaissance punk, marks the boundary between Valentino's multifaceted identity today.
Uniformity, the social tool of harmony, magnifies humanity and provides a lens through which to highlight personas. Historical similarities, rather than stripping away individuality, create a frame for each individual, while similarities accentuate differences and amplify nuances.
Similarly, the meaning of black tie will be shattered and redefined. Perceptions of uniforms will be rethought and conventions shattered.
https://youtu.be/muaSQ4MHHsU
#ValentinoBlackTie
@maisonvalentino
