The Daily Telegraph

GIAMBATTIS­TA VALLI

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Is I Giambattis­ta Valli i auditionin­g for Karl l L Lagerfeld’s old post at Chanel?

The clues were there; from rom a freshly minted int interlocki­ng GV logo on acc accessorie­s, to sure-seller ller p piped bouclé jackets. s. Ty Typically, Valli is Paris’s s’s au authority on froth – his en enormous tulle dresses es capture capt the attention of f the Ins Instagram audience, and t the custom of the red d carpet set.

But in 2020, there haven’t en’t be been many galas to go to. er It was time, the designer said said, to make it “chic to talk about business”. For Valli, it was the ruffle ffle tier tiered day dresses and the p pretty, botanical print nt sep separates that felt like the m most natural winners s– – piec pieces that his woman can wea wear on a low-key holiday, day, or a as a guest in the new w era o of small weddings.

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