Founder and designer, Valette Studio
Pierre-François Valette
Pierre-François Valette studied law before turning to fashion, training through the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and in the studios of Isabel Marant and Saint Laurent. He founded Valette Studio in 2020 as a non-gendered tailoring label made in its own Paris workshops. The brand joined the official Paris Fashion Week calendar in January 2021.
Houses
Their runway, measured
29 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Pierre-François Valette's looks are darker, more muted, more neutral and more tonal.
Colours
- Black · 2.4× the average58%
- White · 2.1× the average10%
- Red · 3.7× the average8%
- Charcoal6%
- Ivory / cream5%
- Grey3%
- Navy3%
- Cobalt / royal blue · 3.0× the average2%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness26/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation9.2more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals83%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues70%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks45%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 28less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture2.48smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.021more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Bib / dickie28.1×Detail
- Platforms14.3×Footwear
- Corsetry7.7×Detail
- Dramatic5.2×Mood
- Ruffles4.7×Detail
- Gothic / dark4.4×Style
- Tiered / layered volume3.6×Silhouette
- Dandy3.4×Style
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 45%
- High-rise 41%2.3×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 24%1.3×
- Oversized 24%
- Tiered / layered volume 24%3.6×
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 41%1.4×
- Cotton / poplin 41%1.3×
- Silk / satin 24%
- Leather 21%2.1×
- Denim 14%1.7×
Details
- Ruffles 34%4.7×
- Gathering 28%1.9×
- Shoulder emphasis 28%1.5×
- Corsetry 24%7.7×
- Bib / dickie 21%28.1×
Patterns
- Abstract stripe / brushstroke 7%3.9×
- Pinstripe 3%
- Photographic print 3%3.3×
Mood
- Dramatic 69%5.2×
- Dark 41%3.2×
- Romantic 41%2.6×
- Elegant 28%35% less
- Austere 28%1.4×
Era references
- Victorian 14%4.5×
- 1970s 10%
- 1950s 10%4.2×
- 1990s 7%
From the AI tags on 29 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
