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Giambattista Valli
Designer: Giambattista Valli

• “The show started nearly an hour late, forcing an all-star front row that included Anna Wintour; the United States ambassador Charles Rivkin and his wife, Susan; Salma Hayek; Ms. Radziwill (again); and the omnipresent Brant Boys (seemingly on their third outfit of the day) to impatiently cool its heels. The clothes that followed were nice enough, but you would be hard pressed to say they were worth the interminable wait.” [On The Runway/The New York Times]
• “By some fortunate alchemy, the collection he presented tonight took those antique Roman codes, twirled them around, and deposited something old-but-new on the catwalk.” [Style.com]
• “‘Flora and fauna.’ These twin themes tidily divided the show, which opened with a worldly animalier theme—tiger, ocelot, and leopard prints and weaves, as well as oversize python and crocodile and alligator scales—all reinterpreted in Dolce Vita black and white.” [Vogue.com]
• “It’s because Valli is a master of beautiful fabrication, exquisite embroidery and details that his shapes, though overall difficult in this collection, are able to work.” [Vogue.com UK]
• “While the modernist allure was at times reminiscent of the new-look Dior under Raf Simons, Valli knows his devotees expect a little pizzazz. And so with the likes of Salma Hayek, Lee Radziwill and Bianca Brandolini looking on, the clothes eventually blushed with pale color and accrued more riches.” [WWD]