Valentino couture offers minimal silhouettes and extravagant adornments

Valentino creative Pierpaolo Piccioli stuck to his signature minimal silhouettes punctuated with extravagant adornments for what it always one of the most hotly anticipated shows at Paris Couture Fashion Week.

A suitably starry front row, featuring house ambassador and British actress Florence Pugh,  South Korean actress Son Ye-jin and singer-songwriter Raye, watched on while wearing striking Valentino looks.

American model Kaia Gerber set the tone with a white unbuttoned shirt, dark denim jeans and white-gold ballet slides with extravagant bows – which all the models wore in varying shades to walk the heptagon-shaped runway.

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Many of the looks were paired with giant chandelier-drop earrings.

Adut Akech wore a low-backed satin dress with a hood and wrapped front detailing down the runway.

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Another model walked in a cobalt blue slit dress with gigantic crystal embellishments that almost resembled spikes.

The Valentino collection also played with its signature hot-pink colour, with one striking gown inspired by the structure of a blooming flower.

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Other creations featured metallic details, embroidery embellishments, draped silhouettes and elaborate feather detailing, including a stand-out white headdress.

The fashion house also included lace and floral detailing on silk, with delicate touches that accentuated the feminine shapes.

Australian film director Baz Luhrmann, fashion designer Amina Muaddi, internet personality Emma Chamberlain and model Tina Kunakey, were also in attendance.

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English born singer-songwriter Anohni curated the soundtrack for the show, which ended with Piccioli walking out holding hands with his atelier workers dressed in white coats to share in the applause.

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