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.

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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.

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Valentino, 1981

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Gucci, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

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

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Gucci, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

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Valentino, fall 1977 ready-to-wear

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Gucci, Pre-fall 2016

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Gucci, resort 2017

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Models wearing Valentino in the Palazzo Borghese.

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Valentino, fall 2007 ready-to-wear

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Gucci, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

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Valentino, fall 2003 couture

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Gucci, spring 2016 ready-to-wear

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Valentino Garavani for Revillon, fall 1981

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Gucci, Pre-fall 2019

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Valentino, fall 1978 ready-to-wear

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Gucci, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

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Lauren Hutton in Valentino.

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Gucci, 2017 resort