Valentino Spring Summer 2026: Restraint Meets Radiance

Valentino Spring/Summer 2026 ; Image Source : Tagwalk

Professor Ivan Allegranti is a seasoned freelance journalist and academic…

The Valentino Spring/Summer 2026 show stepped away from Alessandro Michele’s usual maximalist theatrics, allowing the clothes to take center stage. Puff-sleeved blouses, bow-trimmed jackets, and pencil skirts nodded to Valentino Garavani’s Rome of the early ’80s, reviving an era of elegance with modern discipline.

Daywear carried a quiet charge — zebra-patterned windbreakers, tailored suits, and bold pairings like powder blue with chartreuse — while sequined jackets and jeweled shorts injected flashes of decadence. Eveningwear glimmered between extremes: from sheer “naked” gowns to velvet draped in shadowy folds.

Set on a dark, firefly-lit stage, the collection balanced restraint and glamour, signaling Michele’s intent to reignite Valentino’s power through precision, not excess.

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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