Couture meets high-street in Giambattista Valli, H&M collaboration
Plus-size model walks on catwalk wearing a short-fronted, long-back pink tulle dress during fashion show to present creations of designer Giambattista Valli and fast-fashion giant H&M in Rome, Italy October 24, 2019. Picture taken October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
ROME (Reuters) - High-end fashion met budget high-street retail at a glittering catwalk show in Rome on Thursday evening, where Italian designer Giambattista Valli presented his new collection for Sweden's H&M in Rome's sumptuous 17th-century Palazzo Doria Pamphilj.
Against a backdrop of chandeliered gilded salons, models including Kendall Jenner swept down a pink catwalk in an array of feminine and glamorous gowns, a staple for Paris-based Valli, whose designs are often seen on the red carpet.
Voluminous tiered frocks came in pink, red or black tulle and were strapless, one-shouldered or asymmetric: short at the front and long at the back. There were also floaty floral print dresses, hooded jumpers, sequined or frilled tops and embellished jackets.
A plus-size model walks down the catwalk wearing a black tulle embroidered dress during the fashion show to present creations of designer Giambattista Valli and fast-fashion giant H&M in Rome, Italy October 24, 2019. Picture taken October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
The looks were accessorised with embroidered fishnet tights or long white socks printed with hearts just below the knee. Footwear included sandals, lace-ups and short lace boots, while jewelry came as pearl necklaces and sparkling chokers.
"It’s indeed a collaboration rather out of the ordinary," fashion publication Vogue quoted Valli as saying on its website.
"I imagined the story of a Roman girl who after traveling the world — to LA, Berlin, India, London, wherever — comes back here to spend a fun weekend with her crowd of talented, artsy friends."
A model walks on catwalk wearing an above-the-knee dress during fashion show to present creations of designer Giambattista Valli and fast-fashion giant H&M in Rome, Italy October 24, 2019. Picture taken October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
The Rome-born designer, who shows his own ready-to-wear and haute couture collections in Paris, also presented menswear creations in the collaboration, including sparkling sequined trouser suits. Male models also wore floral knits and tiger-print jackets and trousers.
Animal prints featured elsewhere in the line, which hits H&M stores worldwide on Nov. 7.
The Swedish budget label has become known for its designer collaborations, which have previously included Balmain, Versace and Karl Lagerfeld.
A model wears a black veiled fascinator with bow and a sleeveless white silk adorned top, at the Giambattista Valli fashion show, where the designer presented his collection created in collaboration with fast-fashion giant H&M, in Rome, Italy October 24, 2019. Picture taken October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
(Reporting by Eleanor Biles; Additional reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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