Valentino took to the street for Paris Fashion Week, showing luxurious spring/summer 2022 looks as they would appear in real life

Oct 7, 2021

Valentino presented its spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection at Paris Fashion Week on October 1. Photo: Xinhua

Celebrity guests like Netflix’s The Crown star Vanessa Kirby sipped wine while sitting at Parisian bistro chairs and tables, receiving bouquets of flowers at the end

Donning Pierpaolo Piccioli’s vibrant silk suits and disco-inspired 80s looks, models spilled onto the streets in the stylish Le Marais district

Valentino gave its pared down fashion audience a taste of real Parisian life on Friday, October 1. Its show featured flower stands, traditional bistro chairs and tables at which guests, including singer Giveon and The Crown star Vanessa Kirby, were served wine by waiters.

Vanessa Kirby attends the Valentino spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 1. Photo: Invision/AP

A model presents a creation from Valentino’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, October 1. Photo: Xinhua

Members of the public stared on from real-life cafes in Le Marais outside the venue in disbelief. But they too got some of the action when, to vibrant applause, the models spilled out onto the real Parisian streets following the show in myriad sparkling, colour-rich designs.

A model presents a creation from Valentino’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on October 1. Photo: Xinhua

In the heart of Paris’ most fashionable and streetwise district Le Marais, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli let his hair down. It made for a vibrant and varied collection entitled “On the Streets of Paris”.

For spring, his aim was to show fashion as it should be – worn on the street. And that he did literally.

A model wears a creation for the Valentino spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 1. Photo: Invision/AP