Unpacking Pierpaolo Piccioli’s pink parade
Pink was glowing out from the jambs of the doors of the salon on the Place Vendôme where Pierpaolo Piccioli prepares hisshows in Paris. It looked a little like an alien abduction was running its course. That’s how intense Valentino’s specific shade of pink is – indeed, when I say specific shade, it’s actually a new Pantone officially titled ‘Valentino Pink PP’.
There’s something kind of couture about those Fontana canvases, about their transformation from a flat two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional object through the simple act of cutting fabric. The canvases were often lined in black gauze, emphasising the darkness behind the slices to create a sense of illusion and depth. Piccioli echoed that idea with a sequence of black Valentino outfits, punctuating the pink.
Of course, there’s a comment to be made on viewing the world through rose-tinted glasses, on positive outlooks, on hope – which seems relevant, and resonant, and needed. Pink is also a colour inherently associated with love – universal love, of oneself and of others. As the Valentino show began, Piccioli’s voice read out a message. It ended with a simple and equally universal message: “Our thoughts go to those who are suffering. We see you, we feel you, and we love you.
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