Models emerged from toilet stalls and celebrities posed by sinks after Valentino’s Alessandro Michele transformed his Paris Fashion Week venue into an atmospheric tiled restroom.

Valentino paraded high fashion inside public toilets in one of the season’s most provocative backdrops, especially for a house as classical as Valentino. The set was a meticulous recreation, down to the tiling,

Today at Paris Fashion Week, Alessandro Michele set his Valentino fall/winter 2025 show on a Lynchian red-lit set that was part locker room, part club bathroom (complete with flashing lights). It served as quite the photo-op backdrop for VIP guests,

Using a public bathroom to create an elaborate dichotomy between the self and the outside world, Valentino is continuing to thrive on the runway under Alessandro Michele’s direction.

A show that explored the boundaries between public and private, intimacy and exposure, and the ever-blurred lines of identity in contemporary fashion. Models emerged from toilet cubicles, some stopping to inspect their faces in the mirrors,