Having spent hours looking through archival images, I can confirm that those references appear in Michelesprevious work.
That last bit could describe Micheles m.o.
The world will be watching.

Lauren Hutton wearing a printed wool coat in a black, purple, green, and yellow design with a hood over a matching crepe de Chine dress, both by Valentino.
Below, scroll through 10 Valentino signatures that Michele has already explored in his work.
Valentino, 1981

Gucci, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

Marisa Bernson wearing Valentino in Cy Twombly’s apartment in Rome.

Gucci, spring 2019 ready-to-wear
Valentino, fall 1977 ready-to-wear

Gucci, Pre-fall 2016

Gucci, resort 2017

Models wearing Valentino in the Palazzo Borghese.

Valentino, fall 2007 ready-to-wear

Gucci, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

Valentino, fall 2003 couture

Gucci, spring 2016 ready-to-wear
Valentino Garavani for Revillon, fall 1981

Gucci, Pre-fall 2019
Valentino, fall 1978 ready-to-wear

Gucci, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

Lauren Hutton in Valentino.

Gucci, 2017 resort