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Valentino Turns Paris Fashion Week Into A Literary Library Party
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Firstpost•06-10-2026, 10:04
Valentino Turns Paris Fashion Week Into A Literary Library Party
- •Valentino staged its spring and summer 2027 show at the historic Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, requiring every guest to bring a book to be donated to local libraries.
- •Celebrity guests including Clairo, Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, and Alexander Skarsgård participated by bringing notable literary works ranging from fiction to cookbooks.
- •Titled Antibiblioteca, the collection drew inspiration from Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Giorgio Agamben, exploring the value of unread books and unworn garments.
- •Creative director Michele transformed the 19th-century library with strobe lights and a looping soundtrack featuring Troye Sivan's new single.
- •The collection featured evening and party wear, ranging from black strapless dresses and sequinned blazers to dramatic emerald suits and Marilyn Monroe-inspired pink gowns.
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Valentino staged its spring/summer 2027 show at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris on Sunday, clearing the historic library of its regular readers for the event.
Every guest was asked to bring a new book or one from their own shelf, and after the show, all the collected books were donated to local libraries.
The collection's title references Nassim Nicholas Taleb's concept from The Black Swan regarding unread books, applying a similar logic where unworn garments represent potentiality and make the world feel larger.
