Mood board: The byline to Valentino’s expansive A/W 2016 menswear collection was taken from American writer and mountaineer, Jon Krakauer’s critically acclaimed Into the Wild. First published in 1996, the book explores the essence of man’s survival and self-discovery against the odds. And so models paced a purple carpeted catwalk within the elegant Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild as if setting out on their own adventure, gathering a wardrobe crammed full of unexpected contrasts along the way.
Best in show: A sharper, fresher silhouette opened the show. Standouts included the spellbinding graphic patterns taken from Navajo blankets that were spread over a group of black tailored suits and slim overcoats. The tribal embellishments and nomadic whimsy that creative director’s Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have become known for was here too, with the show concluding with a clutch of bold geometric prints, embroidered camouflage and denim.
Finishing touches: Even the attaché case was updated to reflect the collection’s merging of bohemian exoticism with the spirit of the outdoors. These were replete with the recognisable gunmetal Valentino studding – here in everything from glossy auburn croc to burgundy nappa, pale yellow and orange – offering something for every beta beatnik.
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Tour architect Paul Schweikher’s house, a Chicago midcentury masterpieceNow hidden in the Chicago suburbs, architect Paul Schweikher's former home and studio is an understated midcentury masterpiece; we explore it, revisiting a story from the Wallpaper* archives, first published in April 2009
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Technogym’s new Pilates reformer blends peak performance with sleek designThe Technogym Reform is the latest addition to the company’s design-led equipment roster, made from sustainable materials including apple-skin leather
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Kaari Upson’s unsettling, grotesque and seductive world in DenmarkThe Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark is staging the first comprehensive survey of late artist Kaari Upson’s work
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Donna Trope celebrates the power of the Polaroid in Paris‘Polaroids used to be my rejects, and now they are my holy grail,’ says the beauty photographer, as she shows rarely seen images in a Paris exhibition
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Inside the new Fondazione Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti in Rome, which opens with an ode to ‘Valentino Red’Wallpaper* gets a private tour of the new Roman institution, PM23, which opens with an exhibition of ‘dialogues’ between Valentino Garavani’s designs and a catalogue of red-hued contemporary art
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Palace unites with Rapha to celebrate inaugural Tour de France FemmesMarking the first time women will compete in the historic cycling race since the late 1980s, this new collaboration sees Palace Skateboards and Rapha create uniforms for both on and off the bike – including an ‘outlandish’ pair of Crocs
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Valentino’s theatrical new exhibition celebrates the house founder’s 90th birthdayAt Teatro Sociale di Voghera, a new exhibition marks seminal designer Valentino Garavani’s 90th birthday, collating pieces from his time at the helm with ‘Valentino red’ taking centre stage
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Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022: Chanel to Miu MiuIn this extended report, Wallpaper* updates you live from Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as runway events unfold
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Valentino’s new Beijing exhibition explores the role of fashion‘Re-Signify Part Two’ juxtaposes items from the Valentino archive and the work of contemporary artists such as Cao Fei, Xu Zhen, and Nick Knight
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Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear showsFrom giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
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Valentino Des Atelier Haute Couture sees fashion and art collideSeventeen contemporary artists enter a dynamic dialogue around dressing to create Valentino’s A/W 2021 Des Ateliers Haute Couture collection
