Giambattista Valli debuted his first couture collection in Paris flexing the inimitable skill and attention to detail for which the craft is known. Frothy ball gowns in white, salmon, black, and red sashayed down the tiled runway, either gracing the floor with luxurious asymmetrical trains, or puckering out flirtatiously with light chiffon skirts.
Beads, florettes, feathers, and high shoulders brought each garment to life. Even standard starched white button downs and tweed skirts were electrified by sophisticated tailoring and opulent fabrics.
Towards the end, Valli offered electric animal prints and even more accoutrements: fur and plumes to decorate delectable swaths of billowing fabric.
Gorgeous.
What do you think?
Photos via Vogue.com.
July 8, 2011 11:02 am
Nice collection.. but hmm why the darker models in animal print..
July 8, 2011 11:05 am
I love this collection, love it!
July 8, 2011 11:14 am
I love the coral/peachy dresses.
July 8, 2011 11:20 am
I’m living for the salmon dresses! Stunning!
July 8, 2011 11:56 am
very nice
July 8, 2011 12:29 pm
Wow! I love the leopard print, the bright colors and the last pic of Joan Smalls wearing that white cape w/ a gold detail.
Oh, that model in the 5th pic looks possessed. LOL
July 8, 2011 2:39 pm
I would wear this stuff everyday. Im not kidding ppl would think I was nuts or Daphne G!
July 8, 2011 2:50 pm
Those dresses are to die for!!!!
July 8, 2011 5:05 pm
@shoefetish, I was wondering the same thing, hmmm…
July 8, 2011 11:46 pm
It is very wearable for couture. Love it!
July 11, 2011 10:41 am
I love so many pieces all of the salmon dresses (short and long ones). The long leopard dress with the feathers, love. For some reason I really love the white and black dress in the second pic, I love the simple stark white and the ruffles of the black. Now if I only could afford anything from this line. lol
December 20, 2011 8:54 am
[...] an approved couturier, Valli was able to bypass much of the process after his wildly successful first couture show this summer. [...]
December 20, 2011 9:41 am
[...] an approved couturier, Valli was able to bypass much of the process after his wildly successful first couture show this summer. [...]
January 17, 2012 11:00 am
[...] safe to say that Giambattista Valli had a great year in 2011. After debuting his first couture collection in July, the designer was bombarded with orders for his animal print gowns and [...]
May 11, 2012 1:58 pm
@SHOEFETISH I asked the SAME thing just now!