Valentino Fall 2025 Collection
For his second Valentino ready-to-wear show, Alessandro Michele turned the catwalk into an unexpected setting: a public bathroom bathed in red light, a dystopian space evoking the cinema of David Lynch and the transgression of clandestine glamour. The collection explored the performative nature of intimacy, in a world where fashion and self-image have been absorbed by the digital age.
Models emerged from cubicles with a perfectly calculated air of carelessness: cut-out bustiers, relaxed tweed trousers and unbuttoned lace jumpsuits that challenged the norms of provocation and elegance. Tailoring took on a contemporary edge with faux-fur jackets, V-neck sweaters and high-waisted 70s-style jeans, pieces that could be found on Parisian street style as well as at late-night dinners at Caviar Kaspia.
But Michele did not abandon the opulent drama that defines Valentino. In the collection, evening dresses took monumental forms: structured gold ruffles, layers of lamé and a striking design in lilac and chartreuse tones with a majestic vintage lace train. In contrast, all-black looks, such as a velvet dress with a plunging neckline, brought timeless sophistication.
In menswear, the designer revisited Valentino’s codes, reinterpreting elegance with suit jackets paired with bow blouses and subtle sensuality in sheer tops, a nostalgic nod to his debut at Gucci in 2015.
Michele continues to blur the boundaries between the classic and the irreverent, between the intimate and the exhibitionist. With this collection, he demonstrates that fashion is a game of contrasts, where excess mixes with the mundane and opulence finds its place in the unexpected. In his vision, even a bathroom becomes a haute couture stage.
