Paris Fashion Week, day seven, and all eyes were on Alessandro Michele earlier today, as the designer staged his debut runway show as Valentino creative director. Following the surprise release of the Valentino Resort 2025 lookbook, Michele’s signature maximalism is well and truly back. Harry Styles, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, Carla Bruni, and Karen Elson were just a few splashed across the front row for Michele’s first Valentino runway presentation. The Italian designer revisited treasures within the Valentino archives, in an attempt to highlight a Roman sense of opulence for the collection titled ‘Pavillon des Folies’. Sumptuous fabrics, cascading ruffles, sequins, and bow detailing were on full display, as models walked across a runway of broken glass.
Valentino Spring 2025 Collection Review
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“Alessandro Michele doing Alessandro Michele. It’s nice but for Valentino? I don’t know. Even if it makes sense with what Valentino Garavani did in the 60s and 70s. It feels very Michele.” [imjustken]
“Girl.. bye. Valenticci.” [tourbillions]
“It feels very déjà-vu and I blame the excessive styling. I believe without the amount of lace…
