Okay so Pierpaolo seemingly removed a lot of yardage out of this collection but all he did was use the same amount of fabric without inflation. Between the ruffles, the shoulder treatments, the draping it’s all there just shifted around using softer fabrications.
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The problem he suffers from is that the brand has lost its signature/identity… every so often he jumps on something then switches gears like all the helium filled concoctions of the past few seasons. Now, there a ton of white and brights and actually some beautiful pieces but if you saw them alone you’d never identify them as being Valentino. Therein lies the fly in the ointment!
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The print dresses are pretty but so what, besides the price tags which are astronomical ....they are reasonably if not totally generic. The collection is all over the place in every way... Where’s the direction, who is the customer???
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Valentino was a brand that women drooled and swooned over, lusted after ... it was a brand that made sexy clothes for rich women and now it is for any woman who can pay the price and in particular is much more inclined to say OH IT’S A VALENTINO as if that matters. I mean from muumuus to baby dolls dresses and everything in between.
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If there is one consistency, it can said that e clothes have a very Middle Eastern flavor overall but maybe that is the customer that he aims for or not!
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