Scroll through Instagram these days, and you’re as likely to come across a sponsored influencer post as a photo of a starving child. Or, if the algorithm is in your favor, you might stumble upon one of those AI-powered videos that make the paintings of Johannes Vermeer come to life.

Faced with a daily torrent of unfiltered news, Giambattista Valli has found solace in the work of Dutch Masters. Their scenes of quiet, orderly domesticity fed into his graceful spring collection.

Guests including Kathy Hilton and her daughter Nicky Hilton Rothschild gathered at Valli’s headquarters in Paris, where mirrored plinths held baskets filled with flowers and fresh fruit.

The designer’s opening looks were equally artless: made of thick linen canvas or crisp eyelet lace, some were printed with reprod

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