Spanish luxury house, Paris headquarters, owned by Kering since 2001, Pierpaolo Piccioli is Creative Director
Valentino’s Piccioli and other designers reveal couture’s experiment‑driven edge as body, make‑believe and sculpture collide with technology amid a global heatwave.
Zendaya arrives at the Odyssey premiere wearing a feathered white gown by Matières Félales with angel wings and a thigh-high slit, paired with Chopard diamonds; Nolan’s epic also stars Damon, Hathaway and Holland as it markets in New York.
Tokyo is debating allowing shorts in offices as part of the Cool Biz drive to beat heat and cut energy use; opinions are divided, with concerns about gender fairness and leg hair etiquette. A June Gorilla Clinic survey shows both support and opposition among workers, amid rising summer heat and energy costs.