Valentino’s Alessandro Michele Said Meet Me in the Bathroom
The designer’s fall/winter 2025 show had an unexpected setting.
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Valentino's Michele upends high fashion by setting Paris show inside staged public toilets
Michele often selects venues with deep historical or cultural significance — think palaces — so this public toilet setting was a clever subversion, even of his own signature style. The result?
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Valentino’s Alessandro Michele Said Meet Me in the Bathroom
Today at Paris Fashion Week, Alessandro Michele set his Valentino fall/winter 2025 show on a Lynchian red-lit set that was part locker room, part club bathroom (complete with flashing lights).
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Valentino’s Michele upends high fashion by setting Paris show inside staged public toilets
Partly inspired by David Lynch, the space set the tone for Alessandro Michele’s bold new vision. With a background in costume design, Michele infuses his collections with inspirations from ...