Client Advisor/ Stylist - Nieman Marcus

Alessandro Michele’s Valentino: A maximalist’s take on Haute Couture

Red words scrolled along a black board, poetic descriptors heralding Alessandro Michele’s first haute couture collection for Valentino. Words like “Vitruvian,” “Queen,” “Flowers,” and “Harlequin” set the tone for what was to come. The latter served as a fitting prelude to the opening look: a harlequin-patterned gown with an exaggerated...