![A model walks the runway at Valentino's fall-winter 2016 show wearing a black maxi dress and leather jacket](https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Valentino-2016-Fall-Winter-Runway05.jpg)
Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli unveiled the brand’s fall-winter 2016 collection inspired by a ballerina off-duty look. Marking the second to last day of Paris Fashion Week, the Italian fashion house started on a layered and dark note with models wearing long mannish coats, turtlenecks and button-up shirts. Over her dark look, the Valentino woman wears multiple necklaces and a cross body bag as she goes in-between her errands.
Then, the designers injected some lightness with soft neutral hues in pink, grey and khaki. Maxi-length dresses and mid-length skirts with plissé details are made for a ballerina’s graceful movements. The tutu gets reworked in many ways, from ruffled leather skirts to tops with tulle details at the top. The show ended with a series of sand-colored gowns, nearly naked on the model’s skin tone with sparkling embellishments.
![A model walks the runway at Valentino's fall-winter 2016 show wearing a long sleeve gown with prints](https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Valentino-2016-Fall-Winter-Runway26.jpg)
![A model walks the runway at Valentino's fall-winter 2016 show wearing an off the shoulder long-sleeve gown](https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Valentino-2016-Fall-Winter-Runway35.jpg)