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What’s in the Box?

Battered but unbroken, Demna is battling his way out of a box at Balenciaga. But at Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli’s box is packed with possibilities, writes Tim Blanks.
A model walks the runway for Valentino's Spring/Summer 2023 show in Paris.
A model walks the runway for Valentino's Spring/Summer 2023 show in Paris. (Getty Images)

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Couture’s Brave New World

Balenciaga and Dior may offer radically different visions, but haute couture is always about an emotional response, writes Tim Blanks.

In Rome, Valentino Looks to Past and Present

The Italian brand staged a couture spectacular on the Spanish Steps that proved to be as much a collection of Pierpaolo Piccioli tropes as a ‘dialogue’ with founder Valentino Garavani.

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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