UnboxingValentino F/S23, Paris, 2 October 22 - Restraint, minimization, but also rebellion, from Zendaya to Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz-Beckham

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#UnboxingValentino S/S 23 at Carreau du Temple in Le Marais, Paris.

Restraint, minimization, but also rebellion.

And all new handbag models.

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The most beautiful gesture was probably Pierpalolo Piccioli escorting his models outside the door after the show. Despite the rain, the models presented the collection to the waiting spectators and walked around the Temple. Credits: Courtesy of Valentino

October 2, 2022: Pierpaolo Piccioli invited to the Carreau du Temple in Le Marais for the presentation of #UnboxingValentino, Spring/Summer 2023. The show started almost an hour late; maybe because he was still waiting for Valentino muse Zendaya, who arrived with limousine escort accompanied by her stylist, Law Roach. With her stunning charm, she first greeted the waiting audience when she met Naomi Campbell, also dressed in black. Zendaya's outfit was to preview the unboxing collection. A glittery tulle catsuit and oversized blazer, she was dressed head to toe in Valentino Toile Iconographe.

At the Carreau du Temple, black benches were set up, with black invitation cards where guests sat very close to each other. Among them: Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz-Beckham, who attended the Paris premiere of his mother Victoria Beckham's collection. As well as Dove Cameron, Ashley Park of Emily in Paris, Simone Ashley of The Bridgertons, Florence Pugh, Leonie Hanne, Jenna Ortega (aka Wednesday Addams), Madelaine Petsch and a host of influencers. Nicola Peltz-Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Dove Cameron were dressed in Valentino nude and earth tones, obviously already the new Valentino collection.

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#UnboxingValentino F/S 23 show with Valentino muse Zendaya Alethea Magazine

#UnboxingValentino S/S 23 show with Valentino muse Zendaya Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

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October 2, 2022 - stars arrive in front of Carreau du Temple in Le Marais for the presentation of #UnboxingValentino, Spring/Summer 2023

Madelaine Petsch Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz

Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

Naomi Campbell, Law Roach, Zendaya Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

Simone Ashley Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

Dove Cameron Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

Ashley Park Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

Florence Pugh Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

Jenna Ortega Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

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Credits: Valentino/SGPItalia

#UnboxingValentino - in the hall were the black invitation cards on each seat Credits: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

Other guests and many influencers were dressed in Valentino's Pink PP, the color developed by Pierpaolo Piccioli together with the Pantone Institute, which has since dominated Maison Valentino's 2022. The chief designer is currently planning a Pink PP event and party series around the world, and has appointed Zendaya and Sir Lewis Hamilton as Pink PP ambassadors. Even the boutique in Paris was all dressed up in pink, like a Christo work of art.

On the subject of Unboxing

Why did Pierpaolo Piccioli use the term Unboxing as the theme for his fashion show? It's a term from net culture that refers to unwrapping a gift and commenting on it. Think of the lucky ones who were able to unbox their pink Valentino outfit for the show.

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However, there was nothing of the PP Pink on the runway. Pierpaolo Piccioli showed a collection that was meant to show both the disillusionment and insecurity of the times in which the younger generation is growing up. But also the spirit of rebellion, as a voice-over by artist Erykah Badu reminded us at the beginning of the show. Pierpaolo Piccioli explains his idea as follows: "Unboxing an image means unboxing an idea. Get rid of the structure and you will see whats's inside".

The predominant colors were nude and brown, interrupted by occasional color highlights, such as bright blue, green, red and yellow. Brown is making its fashion comeback for the first time since the 90s. Brown stands for stability and down-to-earthness. Was the simple collection a sobering after the spectacular outfits of the Pink PP collection in Paris in March and The Beginning Haute Couture FW 22/23 presented on the Spanish Steps in Rome in July?

No, because the collection was radically pared down, minimalist elegant yet feminine, Valentino's trademark. Pierpaolo Piccioli's fashion fits perfectly with the spirit of the times. In PP's words: "Purity is reduction, not absence. Those empty spaces are not lack of content. They declare personal choices. In those omissions, in those allusions, lays the depth of identity. Cuts and transparencies reveal the persona."

Valentino fans can look forward to new handbag declinations. Valentino has developed new models, with the Valentino Toile Iconographe and the Stud symbol, a tribute to Roman columns. On display are all forms of handbag shapes in iPhone size to the shopping bag designed for men. The bags are in black, brown and nude tones, embellished with sequins or feathers.

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Erwin Wurm, Photo credit Nebojša Babić

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In the exhibition Avatars in Venice Erwin Wurm shows the group of works Skins. Unlike his Fat works, these works are about a reduction of volume. From October 8 to November 13, 2022 in Sale Monumentali of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana directly on St. Mark's Square in Venice.

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The most beautiful pictures of the fashion show and all the new handbag models

Valentino Toile Iconographe #UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

Valentino Toile Iconographe #UnboxingValentino

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Valentino Toile Iconographe

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

Valentino Toile Iconographe #UnboxingValentino Credit:

Courtesy of Valentino

Valentino Toile Iconographe

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

Valentino Toile Iconographe #UnboxingValentino

Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

Valentino Toile Iconographe

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

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#UnboxingValentino Credit: Courtesy of Valentino

Valentino Pink PP testimonial Zendaya Courtesy of Valentino

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Zurückhaltung, Minimierung, aber auch Rebellion.

Und alle neuen Handtaschenmodelle!

Düsseldorf, 2. Oktober 2022: Pierpaolo Piccioli lud in den Carreau du Temple im Le Marais zur Präsentation von #UnboxingValentino, Frühjahr/Sommer 2023 ein. Die Show begann mit fast einer Stunde Verspätung; vielleicht, weil er noch auf die Valentino Muse Zendaya wartete, die mit Limousinen Eskorte in Begleitung ihres Stylisten, Law Roach, eintraf. Mit ihrem umwerfenden Charme begrüßte sie zunächst die wartenden Zuschauer, als sie auf die ebenfalls in Schwarz gekleidete Naomi Campbell traf. Zendayas Outfit sollte eine Vorschau auf die Unboxing Kollektion geben. Ein glitzernder Tüll-Catsuit und Oversized Blazer, so war sie von Kopf bis Fuß in Valentino Toile Iconographe gekleidet.

Im Carreau du Temple waren schwarze Bänke aufgebaut, mit schwarzen Einladungskarten, auf denen ganz eng aneinander die Gäste saßen. Darunter: Brooklyn Beckham und seine Frau Nicola Peltz-Beckham, der die Pariser Premiere der Kollektion seiner Mutter Victoria Beckham miterlebte. Sowie Dove Cameron, Ashley Park von Emily in Paris, Simone Ashley von The Bridgertons, Florence Pugh, Leonie Hanne, Jenna Ortega (alias Wednesday Addams), Madelaine Petsch und eine Vielzahl von Influencern. Nicola Peltz-Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham und Dove Cameron waren in Valentino Nude und Erdtöne gekleidet, offensichtlich bereits die neue Valentino Kollektion.

Anderen Gäste und viele Influencer waren in Valentinos Pink PP gekleidet, die Farbe, die von Pierpaolo Piccioli zusammen mit dem Pantone-Institut entwickelt wurde, und die seither das Jahr 2022 des Maison Valentino dominiert. Der Chefdesigner plant gerade eine Pink PP Event- und Partyserie in der ganzen Welt und hat Zendaya und Sir Lewis Hamilton als Pink PP Botschafter ernannt. Sogar die Boutique in Paris war ganz in Pink verkleidet, wie ein Christo Kunstwerk.

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Warum bediente sich Pierpaolo Piccioli des Begriffs Unboxing als Thema für seine Modeschau? Ein Begriff aus der Netzkultur, der das Auspacken und Kommentieren eines Geschenks bezeichnet. Man denke an die Glücklichen, die ihr pinkes Valentino Outfit für die Show unboxen konnten.

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Vom PP Pink war jedoch nichts auf dem Laufsteg zu sehen. Pierpaolo Piccioli zeigte eine Kollektion, die sowohl die Ernüchterung und Unsicherheit der Zeiten zeigen sollte, in denen die junge Generation aufwächst. Aber auch den Geist der Rebellion, wie ein Voice-Over der Künstlerin Erykah Badu zu Beginn der Show erinnerte. Pierpaolo Piccioli erklärt seine Idee wie folgt: „Unboxing an image means unboxing an idea. Get rid of the structure and you will see whats’s inside“

Die vorherrschenden Farben waren Nude und Braun, durch gelegentliche Farbe Highlights unterbrochen, wie leuchtendes Blau, Grün, Rot und Gelb. Braun erlebt sein Fashion Comeback erstmals seit den 90-er Jahren. Braun steht für Stabilität und Bodenständigkeit. War die schlichte Kollektion eine Ernüchterung nach den spektakulären Outfits der Pink PP Kollektion in Paris im März und der The Beginning Haute Couture FW 22/23, die im Juli auf der Spanischen Treppe in Rom präsentiert wurde?

Nein, denn die Kollektion war radikal reduziert, minimalistisch elegant und doch feminin, das Markenkennzeichen von Valentino. Pierpaolo Picciolis Mode passt genau zum Zeitgeist. In PP’s Worten: "Reinheit ist Reduktion, nicht Abwesenheit. Diese leeren Stellen sind kein Mangel an Inhalt. Sie sind Ausdruck persönlicher Entscheidungen. In diesen Auslassungen, in diesen Andeutungen liegt die Tiefe der Identität. Schnitte und Transparenzen offenbaren die Persona."

Valentino Fans können sich auf neue Handtaschen-Deklinationen freuen. Valentino hat neue Modelle entwickelt, mit dem V-Logo und dem Stud, einer Hommage an römische Säulen. Zu sehen sind alle Formen von Handtaschenformen in iPhone Größe bis hin zur Einkaufstasche, die für Herren konzipiert ist. Ausgestattet sind die Taschen mit dem Valentino Stud Symbol oder dem Valentino Toile Iconographe in Schwarz, Braun und Nude Tönen, verziert mit Pailletten oder Federn.

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Die schönste Geste war wohl, dass Pierpalolo Piccioli nach der Show seine Modelle vor die Tür geleitete. Trotz Regen präsentierten die Models den wartenden Zuschauern die Kollektion und gingen rund um den Temple herum.

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