Giambattista Valli’s 10th anniversary in haute couture at Paris Fashion Week: the autumn/winter 2022-23 collection was all colourful tulle dresses and shimmering body suits

Jul 6 , 2022

A model presents a creation by designer Giambattista Valli as part of his haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection show and to celebrate his 10th year anniversary in haute couture, in Paris, France, on July 4. Photo: Reuters

Emerging from a wall of shiny party balloons, models were decked out in yellow, turquoise and pink gowns in a variety of silhouettes, accessorised with cat-eyed sunglasses

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Giambattista Valli went full throttle for his namesake label’s Paris fashion show Monday night, July 4, marking 10 years on the official French haute couture calendar by sending mountains of tulle and billowing trains for a spin under bright lights, and the gaze of cheering fans.

Models emerged from a wall of shiny, whimsical party balloons at Giambattista Valli’s women’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 show as part of the Fashion Week in Paris, on July 4. Photo: AFP

Models drifted out from a wall of shiny party balloons – pink flamingos squeezed against rainbow ponies – wearing wide cat-eyed sunglasses and teased-out hair extensions. They lifted their skirts as they criss-crossed the runway and rounded the mirrored columns while a robot camera rolled back and forth.

A wealth of different silhouettes were visible at the Giambattista Valli women’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 show as part of the Fashion Week in Paris, on July 4. Photo: AFP

Giambattista Valli’s women’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 show, as part of the Fashion Week in Paris, on July 4, featured bursts of yellow, pink and turquoise. Photo: AFP

Silhouettes were ample and varied, with volumes that shifted. Sleeves puffed out from the shoulders, and skirts were cast wide, built in tiers like layered cakes, or fitted, then suddenly splayed out at the bottom in a burst of yellow, pink or turquoise.

A maroon, ruffled gown with a dramatic, high-low skirt at the Giambattista Valli women’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection during a fashion show as part of the Fashion Week in Paris, on July 4. Photo: AFP

A shimmering, space age silver dress with ostrich feathers at Giambattista Valli’s women’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection during a fashion show as part of the Fashion Week in Paris, on July 4. Photo: AFP

A bright green gown with a sweeping skirt at the Giambattista Valli women’s haute couture autumn/winter 2022-2023 collection during a fashion show as part of the Fashion Week in Paris, on July 4. Photo: AFP

In a nod to his signature topiary dresses, Valli sent out a shimmery, silver sequinned bodysuit with rings of white ostrich feathers around the legs.