Facchinetti serves up elegant ode to luxury for Valentino
The gown recalled the iconic cage dress made for Grace Jones
Alessandra Facchinetti's first haute couture show for Valentino was an ode to refined luxury. The house's new creative director, who took the reins after Valentino Gharavani retired in January, succeeded in showcasing the skills of the atelier while exercising a modern restraint.
Facchinetti has said she wants to attract new, younger clients to the label and, while couture designs can sometimes feel heavy and over-embellished, there was a freshness and an innocence to the collection that is likely to see that wish fulfilled.
In pictures: Paris haute couture collections
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