Design duo Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino looked to Flemish Old Masters and Dutch painter Vermeer as their main inspirations for fall. The designers wanted to frame the face, with focuses on the neckline with the finest leather and lace embroidered collars. The real show stoppers were the gorgeous gowns in China blue prints inspired by Delft ceramics that Valentino himself had used in a dress in 1968.
(images from Vogue.com)
Stunning. Totally mind-bogglingly beautiful.
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Finally a collection that really impresses and inspires. You can see that each piece has been so carefully thought through and based on a genius creative impulse. Those blue prints are particularly remarkable, but the dark floral pieces and lace numbers are also amazing.
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Lots of them are amazing! The sleveless ones on the 8th and last row are very Oscars (or, something that I would wear to the ceremony, instead of some of the awful dresses they sometimes wear…)
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Holy! Can anything be so beautiful! It’s literally taken my breath away. It’s absolutely amazing, never been so in love with a collection before. The details are really impressive!
amazing1 love those first looks! xo, alma
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Valentino has the most amazing collection again!!! Love the colors!!
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Delicious! Simple but beautiful…it’s always the subtle details that make a collection. We’re loving the blue leather and lace! #Gorgeous
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Love the blue outfits!
the Cobalt blue maxi’s and lace looks are my favourite. Beautiful collection.
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My god I love these, the china pattern and lace is absolutely beautiful.
Lauren
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The China blue prints and the entire collection are lovely.
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In one word: beautiful!
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The patterns are GORGEOUS! But I think I like the all-white ensembles best!
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MAGNIFICENT!!! Oh dear Valentino
♡K
Beautiful collection…
I am Dutch and I just want to say here that Vermeer is not a Flemish painter, but a Dutch painter from Delft.
GORGEOUS COLLECTION!
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I saw that collection and I thing is really, really amazing. so faminine. Have a nice day;.
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Their collections are absolutely amazing!
Valentino’s style is unique!
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love the lace details!
These beauty creations inspirer me to create something fabulous in Blue, which just happens to be my favorite color. Magnificent collections.
inspiring prints!
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nice collection, it’s so feminine!!!
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wowowow! absolutely brilliant collection! xx
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Stunning collection!!!!!!! want everything!!
xoxo Iren
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My favorite show of all the fashion shows for Fall 2013!
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Lovely, just want to have all of them. Breathtaking and nice use of lace details and leather
Wow gorgeous !
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lovely dresses!
The color blue and joyful prints are definitely a hot fashion trend throughout the whole year which I’m loving. Glad to see Valentino incorporated it in such a chic way in their collection
xxx Jocelina
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Wow! This is what fashion is about! Looking at shows like Celine never makes me wonder what women love about because to me it s not flattering to the female body ( being slim or curvy) but these Valentino collection makes me dream! This is why I love fashion so much!
X Fatima
Awesome:)
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such a beautiful collection!
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LOVE the blue-and-white looks. Check out this pottery on my blog, the exact same palette: http://www.style-diaries.com/2013/02/blue-and-white.html
i absolutely love this trend….xxx
absolutely my favorite from Paris Fashion Week!