Valentino Spring 2012 Menswear by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli

Chic sporty wardrobe for stylish young professionals. This collection was no doubt a breath of fresh air for Valentino menswear. We were so used to see Valentino men looking so grown ups, almost a little too matured. They used to be all about uber-rich private-jet setters heading for meetings around the globe, so this collection definitely was a big move. Kudos to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli for revamping the line.

Valentino menswear spring 2012 was definitely more relaxed, more laid-back, yet so clean and neat. I’m not much of a sport person but I really dig the sporty element of this collection. It really took any rigidity or timidity away from the structural silhouette and gave an energetic feel to the collection. The sporty element also made the collection very youthful. I thought this was very interesting since the collection hardly had any flowy pieces, yet the collection felt so light and fresh.

The earthy colour palette, with lots of beige also made this collection my instant favourite. There was just simply no single look that I didn’t look. The quilted jacket especially was not usually my kind of thing as I thought it could easily look like what a lost exchange student would wear, but here it looked really sleek and stylish. And what a smart idea to pair it with blue pants and white lace-ups. Extra credits too for those modern safari jackets. J’adore!

 Images: THE FASHIONISTO