For a long time the house of Valentino had been famous for ultra feminine and playful pieces with heavy decoration consisting of flowers and ruffles. After Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli had been appointed as creative directors a slow and steady change started at the house. Now some of the foremost Valentino signatures are minimalism, grace and dignity. Runway shoes are almost always flat, dresses are usually simple with a high neckline and long sleeves. Thus the most recent Valentino Couture presentation with its Greco Roman, medieval and even little 60ies spirit was no exception! That said, what were the inspirations for all those fashionistas, who do not belong to the Couture customer circle can draw?

My 3 top evening looks from Valentino Couture fall 2014! Among them my personal standout is the light green draped dress – Its so beautiful! photo@style.com

• The tux jacket, which appeared in black and white was fabulous. They looked almost like they had been molded to the body of the models. Besides being a little jealous of all those woman, who can have such a blazer perfectly made to measure, I feel that its still possible to draw a little inspiration from the look. While the combination of a tux jacket and pants in woman tends to be highly polished and sometimes a little too masculine. It has to be feminized by a deep neckline, some high heels, eccentric makeup etc, which can easily result in an immoderately sexy look. The combination of the tux jacket with the ankle length skirt, the flat sandal, minimal makeup and simple hair is something that has a lot of attitude – That’s a look that’s definitely worth trying.

Tux jacket and a long skirt – My standout look from Valentino couture fall 2014, photo@style.com

•  The collarless, straight, below the knee coat, that was shown is several alterations, is definitely one of the best and most timeless outerwear basics. Similar pieces are definitely worth to invest in while shopping fall ready to wear.

The simple collarless coat, that was shown in 4 versions is a great inspiration! This is one of the most timeless coat styles and should be the piece every woman should search for in ready to wear or high street stores! photo@style.com

What were your favorites from Valentino Couture fall 2014? Did you see Kim Kardashian’s front  row look with the deep plunging neckline? And what do you think about it?