Romantic Giambattista Valli SS22 Is Beauty In Its Simplest Form

In a time where beauty must subvert expectations or be provocatively juxtaposed against something edgier, Giambattista Valli SS22 proves beauty can be just that: beautiful. “Don’t be scared of beauty,” designer Giambattista Valli advised the audience prior to his show. “Sometimes people don’t know how to handle things that are really beautiful.” 

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Rather than create beauty from contrasts or subversions, Giambattista Valli SS22 is romanticism in its purest form. Set within the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Giambattista Valli SS22 was flirty and fresh, reimagining the heavier princess ball gowns of yesteryear for the women of today. Naturally, tulle and ruffles were there in abundance, found on voluminous babydoll dresses, asymmetrical skirts paired with crop tops, and transparent mini dresses fit for the wannabe princesses of today; dainty florals look almost watercolour in nature, found on jacquard suits and full skirts alike; and tweed short and skirt suits and dresses are complemented by gold appliqué. 

In keeping with the body-centric theme of the season, Giambattista Valli SS22 isn’t afraid to show a little skin, albeit in a more regal fashion. Crop tops are rendered in tweed and paired with full or sheer, flowy skirts; lace and tulle are left unlined, revealing the limbs beneath them; a white midi dress with gold appliqué that would otherwise be conservative is rendered not so by a dramatic central slit that spans up to the waist to reveal matching boy shorts; and dresses long and short feature skin-baring cutouts, exposing underboobs or hints of torso. Meanwhile, a romantic colour palette of seafoam green, whites, pale pink, vibrant red, and a touch of sage seemingly pulled straight from a Renoir keeps it classically elegant.

Beauty for beauty’s sake. 


Words by T. Angel