{"id":15923,"date":"2021-03-01T20:22:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T20:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=15923"},"modified":"2021-03-02T11:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T11:58:57","slug":"valentino-fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/valentino-fall-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierpaolo Piccioli Serves Up Black-and-White Drama at Valentino Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE0056.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/at-valentino-pierpaolo-piccioli-unlocks-the-psychology-of-couture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierpaolo Piccioli<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-shape-of-things-valentino-couture-finds-a-viable-new-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valentino<\/a> has become synonymous with a brilliant display of color. Diaphanous pinks and reds stole the Spring 2017 show (his first solo endeavor for the Italian house); since then, he&#8217;s put forth a steady pigment-heavy parade of lilac, violet, fuchsia, fiery oranges, and more. For the Valentino&#8217;s Fall 2021 season, however, the creative director opted for a more pared-back palette: stark shades of white and black were punctuated with the occasional touch of gold\u2014to much dramatic effect.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16019\" style=\"width: 2481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16019 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/1-valentino.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"2481\" height=\"1468\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look at Piccioli&#8217;s Fall 2021 moodboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After months of lockdown in Italy, Piccioli took to the renowned Picolo Teatro di Milano theater to stage (and livestream) the new collection. &#8220;Reopening a theater, even though only for the span of a show, is a bold, almost punk gesture: an invitation to aggregation and sharing when these activities are denied,&#8221; the season&#8217;s e-vite read. As the London-based artist Cosima and Milan\u2019s Symphonic Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi performed Sin\u00e9ad O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s &#8220;Nothing Compares 2 U,&#8221; spotlight-lit models, dressed in the lineup&#8217;s monochromatic ensembles, walked past rows of empty red seats. Netted turtlenecks peaked out from under crisp collared button-down shirts; inky sequins and embellishments dangled from sweaters; and, in a surprise to anyone who&#8217;s come to expect floor-sweeping gowns and voluminous silhouettes from Valentino, ultra-abbreviated hemlines were worn with everything from polka dots and lacy bibs to short wool capes and peacoats printed with an archival logo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLLECTION-MODELS-FINALE.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2670\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And yet, even in this ready-to-wear collection, couture-like craftsmanship nevertheless took center stage thanks, in particular, to a series of dresses that are surely already making the rounds on the mood boards of brides-to-be. Consider it proof that <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/golden-globes-2021-cynthia-erivo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a sculptural neon green head-turner<\/a> isn&#8217;t the only garment that can lift our spirits during these strange times. After all, who isn&#8217;t dreaming of running through our reopened cities in the season&#8217;s rubber petal-dotted stompers?<\/p>\n<p>Below, see more of Valentino Fall 2021.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16009 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE0014.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE0097.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16012 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE0795.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16013 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE0894.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE1097.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16015 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE1136.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16016 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE1525.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16017 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE1541.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16018 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/VALENTINO-ACT-COLL-_ALE1644.jpg\" alt=\"valentino\" width=\"1775\" height=\"2662\" data-gz_credit=\"Credit: Courtesy of Valentino\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28025,"featured_media":16021,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[17,15,16,95],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Valentino Fall 2021: Pierpaolo Piccioli Serves Up Black-and-White Drama<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For Valentino&#039;s Fall 2021 collection, creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli abandoned his larger-than-life color palette in favor of stark whites and blacks\u2014and the occasional touch of gold.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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