Valentino designer in solo couture debut; Gaultier goes acid

All eyes in Paris were on the debut solo couture display from Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli following the move of his design partner to Dior. And if the rousing applause was any indication, his sublime styles of ethereal goddesses were a hit for the guests that included Kristin Scott Thomas, “La Vie en Rose” actress Clotilde Courau and fashion maestro Valentino Garavani himself.