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Valentino to Show Haute Couture in Venice

Valentino Spring 2021 Couture. Valentino.

Robert Williams

28 May 2021

Long a staple of the Paris fashion week calendar, Valentino will remain in Italy for one more season, staging its haute couture collection for a small audience in Venice on July 15.

The Italian brand has been staging livestreamed shows in Rome and Milan to avoid international travel during the pandemic, but plans to return to Paris from September, depending on how coronavirus restrictions evolve, a spokesperson said.

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Robert Williams

Robert Williams is Luxury Editor at the Business of Fashion. He is based in Paris and drives BoF’s coverage of the dynamic luxury fashion sector.

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