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VALENTINO LE CIEL 20.24
New Masculine Ethos
written Sarah Arendts
For VALENTINO's new Fall/Winter 2024/25 collection, Pierpaolo Piccioli captures the essence of the sky at dusk, distilling it into a shade of light blue that challenges and reshapes the very mold of masculinity.
This collection dares to question and overturn the traditional tenets of men's fashion, heralding a new era where color becomes a loudspeaker for personal expression and the silhouette, a canvas for innovation.
LE CIEL 20.24 is a manifesto, challenging the gendered connotations of color and cutting through the fabric of societal norms with a tailored blade. The Maison's new narrative threads freedom of choice with the needle of contemporary tailoring, crafting pieces that speak in volumes and tones, as varied as the sky itself.
Piccioli's VALENTINO doesn't just clothe a man; it clothes the man. The collection embraces a fluidity of form, a softness of silhouette that defies the rigid confines of traditional menswear. It's a dialogue between the delicate and the bold, where oversized coats and structured layers meet the unexpected tenderness of pastel turtlenecks peeking through.
The art of layering is redefined, allowing for an exploration of texture and tone that invites curiosity and demands a second glance. The collection’s embroidery, inspired by Renaissance stucco and the Maison's own High Relief technique, is a statement, a reimagining of masculinity that's both intricate and bold.
Piccioli's palette is an odyssey in itself, a journey from ethereal whites and greys to a crescendo of audacious lilacs, greens, and reds. These hues explode, disrupting the grayscale of winter with the ferocity of a paint-streaked rebellion.
Valentino FW 24/25
LE CIEL 20.24 Men´s COLLECTION
The Maison's fabric choices are a textured narrative—cotton is elevated, suede and leather are woven into the everyday, and formalwear is infused with the casual comfort of sweatshirts and tracksuits.
It’s a high-low mix that blurs the lines between the industrial and the opulent.
Accessories are not afterthoughts; they are exclamation points. The Valentino Garavani accessories, with the new VLogo The Bold Edition and the VLogo Moon Bag, punctuate the collection. Footwear, too, from the GentleGlam to the hybrid Runboot, walks the fine line between emblematic Maison symbolism and the freshness of the street.
It´s a sartorial revolution, where the sky is not the limit, but the starting point.
Valentino´s LE CIEL 20.24 collection is a new dialect for the modern man. Piccioli rewrites the narrative of masculinity with a collection that dares to be soft, to be romantic, to be intuitive.
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