Valentino Couture Spring 2026: Michele’s Kaiserpanorama Dream

Professor Ivan Allegranti is a seasoned freelance journalist and academic…

At Paris Couture Week, Alessandro Michele’s Spring 2026 couture collection for Valentino bridged haute couture’s intimate luxury and fashion’s escapist fantasy, unfolding days after Valentino Garavani’s passing as an unintended yet deeply resonant tribute.

Staged within peephole viewing boxes inspired by the Kaiserpanorama, the show transformed spectators into voyeurs of cinematic illusion. Silent-film glamour, Art Deco fantasy, and Hollywood mythology converged in Erté-like silhouettes, feathered headdresses, and gilded goddess gowns. Set to classical and techno rhythms, the collection elevated fashion as a mirror of collective dreams, inviting contemplation, reverie, and transcendence.

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Ivan Allegranti

Professor Ivan Allegranti is a seasoned freelance journalist and academic based in Italy, with a strong foundation in law and a teaching role in Bratislava. His journey into the world of fashion began in an unlikely place, as an apprentice in a tailor’s shop. Quickly realising that his strengths lay not in the precision of the needle but in the art of storytelling, he turned his focus to chronicling the brands, artists, and visionaries who define the luxury industry. Today, he combines his legal expertise, academic insight, and narrative flair to bring depth and perspective into GAZETTA. @ivanallegranti