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Gigi Hadid Is a Renaissance Princess in Valentino Haute Couture at Vogue World 2026
By Laura Tortora
September 22, 2026
Gigi Hadid walks the runway during Vogue World: Milano 2026 at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Photo: Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images
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Supermodel Gigi Hadid opened the Vogue World: Milan runway in a show-stopping Valentino gown from the spring 2025 collection. The dramatic period-inspired piece is one of the first Alessandro Michele designed as creative director for the Italian house, unveiled in Paris in January 2025.
“It’s as if each dress evokes, by association, a multitude of interconnected worlds: a feverish and uninterrupted layering of references that makes its uniqueness burst forth,” Michele explained in the show notes.
Gigi Hadid walks the runway during Vogue World: Milano 2026 at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Photo: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images
The dress is crafted from recycled Venetian quilts, and took 1,680 hours to be completed by hand. Featuring voluminous puffed sleeves and a full skirt, it represents a postmodern interpretation of patchwork. At the top, a ruffled collar with matching cuffs (cut from ivory organza) adorns the dress. Hadid’s opening look was completed by Valentino shoes and Damiani earrings.
Photo: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images
Valentino Haute Couture spring 2025.
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