I Don’t See Valentino in this Collection AT ALL

 
More like Alexander McQueen. Or a dark version of Chanel.

Where is the red dress? After Louboutin, Valentino was synonymous with that crimson red. They didn't even allude to it at all.

They can only reinvent certain aspects of a brand's identity. They can reinvent silhouette, cut, materials, etc etc, but without a red dress, its not a Valentino collection. It may as well be labeled differently.

There are a lot of individual aspects like the sheer lace embroideries, ruffles, tiers, and this twisty ribbon thingy were relatively ubiquitous to Valentino's haute couture collections but the femininity that's being explored is much more girlish and fanciful than the sensuality in womanliness that he focused on.

It's like Giambista Valli and Rodarte had a baby.

These look so much like something from a McQueen show (like that Stardoll Fallen Angel dress).

Christian Soriano must be fuming right now. Ugh…what is up with their feet?

I had to LOL.

“Let’s stick a bunch of fabric on a dress and call it haute couture.” I understand that designing clothes is not an easy task but come on, I could’ve done that!

The coats, I actually like. Werq Karlie!

These three dresses are the closest they got to “Valentino”. But they are oh so mediocre.  We’ve seen these kind of dresses before and done better. Maybe they are making a point to reinvent a brand, but I don’t like the direction in which they are going.

I see Luella—and maybe Dolce—in these pieces. 

But hooray for a black model on a haute couture collection! Yay R'el! I think this is her first big show.

Porcupine dresses. Which one of you would wear that in real life? Epic fail.
I’ll give credit to their workers, their staff of workers who sewed all those intricate details. They are the true heroes. But as for the creative directors…