Valentino red: a teenage Valentino Garavani sees a woman in red velvet at Carmen in Barcelona; Fiesta, 1959, strapless draped tulle; a red dress in every collection; its own Pantone
Valentino's spring 2027 collection, by Alessandro Michele, walked on Sunday 4 October in the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. His business partner Giancarlo Giammetti put the red down to superstition: he did it once, and after that there was red in every collection.
(@maisonvalentino)
The weekly
NewsletterWeeklyOne email a week. Every post from the week, and what didn't fit on a slide.Free. Never shared. Unsubscribe any time.
The post, as it ran
01VALENTINO RED BEGAN AT THE OPERA IN BARCELONA, WHERE A TEENAGE VALENTINO GARAVANI SAW A WOMAN IN A RED VELVET GOWN.
02THE OPERA WAS BIZET'S CARMEN.
03HIS FIRST RED DRESS, CALLED FIESTA, CAME IN 1959: STRAPLESS, IN DRAPED TULLE.
04FROM THEN ON, AT LEAST ONE RED DRESS WENT INTO EVERY COLLECTION.
05THE SHADE HAS ITS OWN PANTONE NAME: VALENTINO RED.
06VALENTINO DIED AT HIS HOME IN ROME ON 19 JANUARY 2026. HE WAS 93.