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Paris Haute Couture S/S 2013
Valentino

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  • Stephanie LaCava reports on the Valentino show

    by Stephanie LaCava on 25 January 2013.

    To begin, the show featured a symmetric latticework like a grand Parisian gate opening down the front of a red dress, on the neck of a white one and as a black cloak. For those who are more minimal, favouring the less ornate, there were a few structural cape dresses, though still no shorts, pants or anything other than a skirt.

    These are truly lovely clothes, and not a hidden pant in sight. No more navy blue, rather, white, black, red and some pale pink and paler sage and intricate embroidery, every imaginable elegant sort of texture from swiss dots to lace overlay. To begin, the show featured a symmetric latticework like a grand Parisian gate opening down the front of a red dress, on the neck of a white one and as a black cloak. For those who are more minimal, favouring the less ornate, there were a few structural cape dresses, though still no shorts, pants or anything other than a skirt. As in season's past, this meant no lack of allure, despite covered up skin and long sleeves. Sheer panels hinted at what lay beneath every single, beautiful dress.

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    Valentino: Live Panel Discussion
  • @VogueParis

    Robe "Le silence des tournesols", d'organza blé brodé de cristaux et de topazes chez #Valentino #HauteCouture #PFW http://t.co/IHv7gIqj

    Tweet by @VogueParis at 17:58 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @MaisonValentino

    Spotted backstage super stylish and smiling @atprettybirds and @ElisaNalin #HauteCouture #Paris http://t.co/cvGGhqPN http://t.co/QnNPHLEW

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 17:57 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @IndyFashion

    Simply beautiful, the show and the girl. #Valentino #couture http://t.co/Mj68E8jS

    Tweet by @IndyFashion at 17:55 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • Instagram by @maisonvalentino at 17:52 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Missed the shoes at the show? Here a close up. Couture shoes are made to measure for clients. #shoes #couture
  • @CharlotteNeedes

    650 hours to make a dress, 1500 hours to embroider another - now that's #couture @MaisonValentino

    Tweet by @CharlotteNeedes at 17:51 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • Instagram by @styledotcomnicole at 17:50 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Gorgeous cape dress from Valentino. NP
  • Instagram by @camerondecades at 17:47 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    White done so right @maisonvalentino so many Oscar gowns!
  • Instagram by @camerondecades at 17:46 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Well deserved applause from all for @maisonvalentino. Absolutely divine!
  • Instagram by @styledotcomnicole at 17:46 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Valentino first look. NP
  • @avazquez1

    Primera salida pasarela Valentino Couture SS13, Semana de la Alta Costura París http://t.co/2kjlbBJf

    Tweet by @avazquez1 at 17:43 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @MaisonValentino

    Like a labyrinth garden in full bloom this organza dress has handpainted flowers blossoming into the perfect ball gown http://t.co/AIvLgxBl

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 17:39 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @MaisonValentino

    The color palette has many shades of ivory here surprising carnal red reminds us contrast is the essence of modernity http://t.co/SNUwXYFt

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 17:39 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • Instagram by @paperfashion at 17:39 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Sketching the @maisonvalentino show...
  • Instagram by @karendacre at 17:37 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Details details #valentino (I totally love this collection)
  • @Styleite

    Whoopsies, a model trips over her gown a little at the @MaisonValentino couture show. Watch the runway show live: http://t.co/gGcqE5jW

    Tweet by @Styleite at 17:37 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • Instagram by @camerondecades at 17:37 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    I love looking at beautiful clothes. Thank you @maisonvalentino
  • @Dazed_Fashion

    Graphic cage cape at @MaisonValentino - like the ironwork on gates http://t.co/S4y2rZml

    Tweet by @Dazed_Fashion at 17:34 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @VignaDominique

    Valentino Noir et blanc et Rouge of course! http://t.co/Qr4HiTlk

    Tweet by @VignaDominique at 17:32 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @jessica_e_diehl

    A pronounced framing shoulder not only at Chanel but Valentino too

    Tweet by @jessica_e_diehl at 17:32 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @MaisonValentino

    Just in time and rushing to her seat the beautiful Natalia Vodianova. #showtime http://t.co/cvGGhqPN http://t.co/zDiJKbia

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 17:28 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @LeaSaad85

    “@VogueParis: Défilé #Valentino haute couture à l'hôtel Salomon de Rothschild #PFW http://t.co/4t1whgq6”

    Tweet by @LeaSaad85 at 17:27 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @VogueParis

    Le défilé #Valentino haute couture printemps-été 2013 va commencer dans quelques instants... #PFW http://t.co/PiwoecvE

    Tweet by @VogueParis at 17:25 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @mvttley

    I'm Waiting!!!!

    valentino 2013 spring-summer couture.
    @MaisonValentino http://t.co/C8h6lE2p

    Tweet by @mvttley at 17:22 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @Aemarylle

    VALENTINO Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2013 live streaming now on http://t.co/u8epsZfK http://t.co/I2NDNYe5

    Tweet by @Aemarylle at 17:14 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • Instagram by @lemire_img at 17:13 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    #Couture#Valentino
  • Instagram by @grazia_live at 17:10 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Chandelier at the #Valentino #couture venue, beyond chic even before we see the clothes!
  • @MaisonValentino

    Winter white beauty @Tamara_Beckwith show is about to start http://t.co/cvGGhqPN http://t.co/V2OEyACA

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 17:04 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • Instagram by @therabbitholeae at 17:03 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    @maisonvalentino #Valentino #fashion
  • Instagram by @fashion_press at 17:00 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    Happiness is Like a Butterfly mood board @maisonvalentino #hautecouture #atthecoutureshows #fwpress #teamfwp #ss2013
  • @Dazed_Fashion

    .@MaisonValentino's collection notes share how long each piece took to make. Some clothes took 900 hours of craft. Mindblowing.

    Tweet by @Dazed_Fashion at 16:56 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @Dazed_Fashion

    Home from home - back at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild for @MaisonValentino haute couture http://t.co/S2JyLu6C

    Tweet by @Dazed_Fashion at 16:53 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @LinahHashmi

    Hotel Salomon de Rotschield- #Valentino show venue. One of my favs in #Paris, I was there at YSL's last season as well http://t.co/vwyFoL0G

    Tweet by @LinahHashmi at 16:46 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @LibertyLndnGirl

    The venue for the @MaisonValentino couture show. http://t.co/RlMEnJDm

    Tweet by @LibertyLndnGirl at 16:43 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • Instagram by @sophie_tweed_simmons at 16:41 Wed 23 Jan 2013
    #Valentino #fashionweek #paris
  • @MaisonValentino

    In safe hands backstage with @patmcgrathreal @GuidoPalau feminine, romantic, soft allowing the clothes to be the focus http://t.co/oD5PpKds

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 14:44 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @MaisonValentino

    The fitting room space is empty, the Haute Couture SS collection is en route to the show location http://t.co/OBfpFQhV http://t.co/YkLMrHLJ

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 11:00 Wed 23 Jan 2013
  • @MaisonValentino

    The Haute Couture SS 2013 show will be live streamed from Paris exclusively at http://t.co/cvGGhqPN Wed. @6.00pm CET http://t.co/gZDSIaFT

    Tweet by @MaisonValentino at 13:33 Mon 21 Jan 2013

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