Alessandro Michele’s Valentino couture debut was the most anticipated ticket of Paris Couture Week. The designer didn’t disappoint with a lavish spectacle at the Palais Brongniart, a fittingly ...

A model wears a creation as part of the Valentino Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly).

A model wears a creation as part of the Valentino Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was presented in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/).

PARIS (AP) — Alessandro Michele’s eagerly awaited ready-to-wear Paris Fashion Week debut at Valentino was unveiled in a setting that hinted at a transformation— a living room in flux.