It was the most anticipated moment of this season’s Paris Couture Week. Alessandro Michele - the genius behind Gucci’s seven-year buffet of chintz, glitz and crystal-encrusted avant-garde that saw the ...

PARIS (AP) — Alessandro Michele’s Valentino couture debut was the most anticipated ticket of Paris Couture Week, and the designer didn't disappoint with a lavish spectacle at the Palais ...

PARIS (AP) — Alessandro Michele’s Valentino couture debut was the most anticipated ticket of Paris Couture Week, and the designer didn’t disappoint with a lavish spectacle at the Palais ...

Again. The sounds of spring, with babbling brooks and birdsong, set a serene yet surreal tone Wednesday as Elie Saab unveiled his latest couture collection inside the soaring Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

And so it’s fitting that stars and clients alike came decked out in their most embellished looks tonight as Armani Privè held its spring/summer 2025 couture 20th anniversary show in Paris.

Though the collection largely played to Michele’s strengths, with exuberance tempered by couture-level precision, some elements felt overdone. A polka dot jacket with an oversized bow veered ...