“Byzantine princesses and Renaissance ladies, whose hair was coiffed with the striking jewelry created by Alessandro Gaggio, took to the catwalks, decked out in togas and capes embroidered with chimeras and mythological animals, patterns and designs borrowed from the marble Cosmatesque floors found in the Romanesque churches of the Eternal City.” review by Alessio de’ […]
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Valentino: Haute Couture
VALENTINO HAUTE COUTURE FALL-WINTER 2015-16 ROME, ITALY Review by Alessio de’ Navasques “Valentino returns to the Eternal City in Piazza di Spagna, where it all began 50 years ago at the atelier in Piazza Mignanelli, to enthrall us with a fairytale infused with an ethereal lightness.” “More than 800 guests gathered in the […]