The spring 2026 Valentino haute couture show began with the words of Mr. Valentino Garavani, just days after his passing. “You always dream, dream, dream,” he mused. Today’s offering, Alessandro Michele’s second couture collection for the house, paid homage to Mr. Garavani’s original inspiration in deeply cinematic form. In typical Michele fashion, the characters were full of all the lush drama we’ve come to associate with the dreamlike world-builder. “Being called to guard this legacy, if only for a time, summons me.”Courtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of ValentinoCourtesy of Valentino