Frill-ing basics
Valentino for Gap
Valentino for Gap
Timeless basics and heritage couture don’t often sit side by side, but in the latest high street/designer collaboration this is exactly what we’re getting with a partnership between Valentino and Gap.
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What do you think of when you think of Valentino? Red, of course. But Valentino is also about beautifully crafted ruffles, folds, drapes, and above all, femininity. \r\nThe seven piece capsule collection designed by Valentino’s Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli is a luxurious take on what Gap does best – the basics every girl needs and wants in her wardrobe – mixed with their own house flair.
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So you’ll find a utilitarian parka in Gap-friendly khaki has been styled in three different ways – a jacket, a long-length style and a cropped blouson, each with dramatic three-dimensional frills and flourishes. A similar treatment has been applied to a pair of cargo pants and a knee length skirt, with the added extra of bows and tiers. Also among the collection is a classic grey marl jersey t-shirt (£49.95) with a signature Valentino bow and a hoody sweatshirt (£59.95). Chiuri and Piccioli summed up the collection, saying, “It brings together the iconic world of Valentino and Gap’s fashion staples, synthesizing the current trend of combining luxury with basics.”
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The collection is available from Gap’s new flagship store in Milan, as well as Colette in Paris and Dover Street Market plus the Gap flagship Oxford Street store in London from Saturday 27 November.
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Picture: Cropped ruffle jacket, £89.95 from Gap London flagship (376-384 Oxford Street), Dover Street Market and Colette in Paris.
Collar ruffle jacket and bow ruffle skirt
valentino for gap
valentino for gap
Jacket, £119.95 and skirt, £69.95 from Gap London flagship (376-384 Oxford Street), Dover Street Market and Colette in Paris.
Cropped ruffle jacket and bow ruffle skirt
valentino for gap
valentino for gap
Jacket, £89.95 and skirt, £69.95 from Gap London flagship (376-384 Oxford Street), Dover Street Market and Colette in Paris.
Collar ruffle jacket and bow skirt
valentino for gap
valentino for gap
Jacket, £119.95 and skirt, £69.95 from Gap London flagship (376-384 Oxford Street), Dover Street Market and Colette in Paris.
