PARIS (AP) — Valentino’s first couture show since house founder Valentino Garavani’s funeral in Rome opened under a somber shadow — then snapped it off with a jolt of pure theater. Inside the hubs, models appeared like mannequins behind glass — private viewing holes turned into a couture peep show. Couture as showThe white, sterile-lit staging leaned into the idea of a curated gaze. The atmosphere said “event.”The collection said “reset”: a designer calibrating his volume, testing how far he can bend Valentino’s couture codes without breaking them. Fashion insiders remember GaravaniFor Suzy Menkes, the emotion around this Valentino couture show wasn’t abstract — it was immediate.