Emotional dreams
There are a handful of designer who can evoke pure and raw emotion through their collections, and one of them is Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
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His SS20 couture was inspired by Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung and the subconscious, a place where all bets are off and you can enjoy the purity of what you see and experience. This all might sound overly artistic, but you’d be surprised by how wearable Pierpaolo has made Valentino couture. Yes, the craftsmanship is still exceptional, the fabrics are out of this world and the intricacy of design is mind-boggling, but clothes are there to be worn, and he wants them to be worn.
Couture is a dream, only a small number of people will ever get to wear these pieces, but instead of detaching the audience, he let them into some of the brand’s secrets by revealing the inner structure of some looks, such as exposed corsetry.
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He also toned down the volume of some the pieces and paid tribute to the elegant body-con silhouette, styled beautifully with opera gloves. Other shapes were linear and structured, but there were also bursts of bright colours, familiar prints such as polka dots and fun textures like feathers, lace, bows, organza and tulle. We were particularly drawn to the pieces featuring a low back, making us think that perhaps we should give up the plunge neckline this summer.
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If couture used to be based on telling stories, Valentino’s SS20 collection was all about fashion, and that’s how it should be.
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