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The Pre-Fall 2025 collection was shown in a showroom rather than on a runway, so there was no way to see the looks in action. However, every cloud has a silver lining: you can closely examine (and admire) the craftsmanship behind each of the 62 outfits.
Well, who else but Alessandro Michele can remain true to himself, regardless of changing trends, public demands and the era in general. Cascades of appliqués, embroidery, ruffles, bows, flounces and lace on airy millefeuille-style dresses send us back to the Valentino archives and cause genuine admiration.
Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
The collection featured several themes. Casual wear took inspiration from the 1960s, with trapeze-style short dresses, neat skirt suits, and cherry -fic outfits .
Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
The leopard-print trench coat underscored the glamorous luxury of Valentino , which was balanced by Michele’s typical quirk: it was worn over a two-piece featuring tiny pugs, a print dubbed Petit Charles after Valentino Garavani’s beloved canine companions.
Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
In the 1970s, Valentino’s style became more jaded than carefree. Tone of voice e Michele gave it a romantic twist: short jackets were embroidered with crystals, and long, ruffled skirts were cinched with belts covered with tiny glass beads, pearls and small mirrors.
Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
Michele makes a subtle nod to the 1920s, adding a cropped cape studded with glass beads, tiaras and velvet hair bands, fur trims and over-the-shoulder capes to the collection.
Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
As always, Michele had a lot of whimsical details: appliqués and decorations in the form of a cat, which in the previous collection “worked” as a bag, lace gloves and tights, baseball caps and T-shirts with the inscription Chez Valentino , an incredible eclecticism of embroidery, bows, lace, ribbons and embroideries, each of which was made by hand by craftswomen.
Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
Since his time at Gucci, Alessandro Michele has been honing his signature style, which is unlike any other, and he is certainly not in danger of being overshadowed by the genius of his predecessor or the magnitude of his logo.
Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
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Valentino Pre-Fall 2025
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