Valentino Goes Shakespearean for Fall Haute Couture

Joanna Elizabeth

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Published July 7, 2016

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Updated July 10, 2016

Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Capelet worn over high-collar blouse and embroidered maxi skirt
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Capelet worn over high-collar blouse and embroidered maxi skirt

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Valentino creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli go Elizabethan for the brand’s fall-winter 2016 haute couture collection. From bodices to high collars to long capes to puffed up sleeves, the designers bring the drama but without going too costumey. Fresh off the announcement that one-half of the design duo, Maria Grazia Chiuri, will leave the brand to presumably go to Dior, it is one of the most impressive couture collections yet. For evening, rich jacquards as well as sheer chiffons and wool serve as the luxe fabrics for fall couture.

Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Off the shoulder gown with sheer skirt
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Off the shoulder gown with sheer skirt
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Velvet dress with mesh detail on top
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Velvet dress with mesh detail on top
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Embroidered gown with long sleeves worn with Elizabethan collar
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Embroidered gown with long sleeves worn with Elizabethan collar
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Long coat with puffy sleeves and Elizabethan collar
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Long coat with puffy sleeves and Elizabethan collar
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Embroidered coat with sheer dress
Valentino Haute Couture Fall 2016: Embroidered coat with sheer dress

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