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The presentation of Valentino’s pre-fall 2017 collection saw Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli taking the brand to New York.

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The presentation of Valentino’s pre-fall 2017 collection saw Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli taking the brand to New York, where he put up a special showing inside the city’s famed The Beekman hotel. Models filed past guests seated along the hotel’s atrium in a variety of clothes that showcased Piccioli’s design dexterity. The Italian packed the collection with floral day dresses, spliced the proceedings with richly textured fur coats and pyjama-sets, before ending with fantastical gowns that possessed a quiet, dignified elegance—a respite from the Big Apple’s frenetic energy.