Giambattista Valli haute couture ss 2020 collection presentation

https://wfc.tv/ World Fashion Channel What sheer delight to walk into the Jeu de Paume and discover that Giambattista Valli wasn’t staging an haute couture show, but had installed an exhibition of his spring collection that he’s throwing open to the public instead. “Sometimes the fashion world is too exclusive and sometimes it’s nice to be inclusive,” he said, remembering how as a fashion-mad kid he had had to use every trick in the book to sneak his way in for a glimpse of Alta Moda shows in Rome. “So I think it’s good to be able to open this to people in Paris, to be able to share what is my idea of Italian beauty, and where I’m from—especially in a time like this.” Smart move. The ephemeral format of the 20-minute fashion show all too often prevents any real audience appreciation of how clothes are made. When it’s haute couture on the level of Valli’s, the ability to walk around and linger over the skill and the exuberance, and the mastery of color and volumes, it makes the whole thing more amazing. The enthusiasm was pinging off Valli as he walked people around the private view. His influences were straight from his heart—the epic beauty of the gardens and houses of the Amalfi coast; photographs and memories of Marella Agnelli, Lee Radziwill, and Jackie Onassis; the impeccable clothes they wore with offhand ease in the ’60s and ’70s. The pictures you see here give a flavor of how Valli has extracted the essence of that bygone lifestyle, and is serving it up with a qui