Hollywood pandemonium at Valentino, with hundreds of fans craning their necks and jumping over barriers to get a better glimpse of three generations of Jenners ascending the house's couture show.
Chris Jenner (formerly Kardashian), her daughter Kylie and her granddaughter Stormy walked up the stairs to the show inside Valentino's Paris headquarters, the most elegant haute couture salon, located on Place Vendome. Joining the likes of Jennifer Lopez (with talent manager Benny Medina at her side) and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Before the show, young Stormy plays with feather boas and scarves with Signor Valentino's longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti. Even if there was little interaction between JLo and the Kardashian clans, Calabasas and the Bronx are like oil on water.
However, everyone gathered to witness a stunning fashion show devised by couturier Pierpaolo Piccioli, a reminder that he is undoubtedly the greatest colorist in contemporary haute couture.
The key to the collection was Pierpaolo's ingenious project of suggesting garments that referenced elements of fine jewelry, furs or exotic skins, but made by twisting, coloring and crumpling fine organza, silk mesh and felt or metallic wools.
It was a technical tour de force, where artisans broke genuinely new ground, before an audience of Parisian and Milanese editors who understand haute couture like experts. And not as amateurs, as their Anglo-Saxon colleagues do.
A défilé accompanied by an emotional soundtrack, centered on Maria Callas singing 'Un Bel dì Vedremo' from 'Madame Butterfly', while the cast toured the two floors of the venue.
For this spring, Pierpaolo wants his girls to wear big clothes to make big statements in big colors. Peacock Green Cabins; kissing pink bell-bottoms; raspberry crepe jumpsuits or metallic overalls with embedded strawberry beads. Surprisingly, as Piccioli is a master colorist, everything came together with a certain forceful aplomb.
Her finale was impressively daring, with super suggestive sheer gazar blouses or cady blouses with straps, underwear and panties evident in each look.
And although couture is made for the 1% of the 1%, the house sportingly listed the seamstresses and artisans who made each look. Respect to Valentino's Roman workshop, with honorable mentions to the Parisian house of Hurel, whose staff embroidered 50,000 chickweed crystals on a dress.
No wonder Pierpaolo titled the collection 'Valentino Le Salon'. Give credit where credit is due. Congratulations to the man.
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