{"id":1786535,"date":"2026-02-22T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1786535"},"modified":"2026-02-22T20:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:08:00","slug":"thevxlley-smashes-its-london-fashion-week-debut-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1786535","title":{"rendered":"Thevxlley smashes its London Fashion Week debut (literally)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1071\/0-317-1071-714\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438332.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/69710\/1\/thevxlley-aw26-fw26-london-fashion-week-lfw-daniel-del-valle-debut\" data-article-id=\"69710\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-portrait-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1604\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1071\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438332.jpg\" width=\"1071\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Eric <span class=\"nowrap\">Aydin Barberini<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-22T20:08:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"22 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"22\">22,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Thevxlley smashes its London Fashion Week <span class=\"nowrap\">debut (literally)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>Daniel del Valle\u2019s first ever fashion show delivered on the drama and was a complete triumph \u2013 despite the <span class=\"nowrap\">broken vases<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-22T20:08:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"22 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"22\">22,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-22T20:08:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"22 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"22\">22,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isobelvandyke\">Isobel Van Dyke<\/a><\/span><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Photography\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Photography<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/EricAydinBarberini\">Eric Aydin-Barberini<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-24-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Thevxlley AW26<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/0\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-317-1071-714\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438332.jpg\" width=\"1071\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/1\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1071-714\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438317.jpg\" width=\"1071\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/2\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-140-985-656\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438321.jpg\" width=\"985\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/3\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1071-714\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438335.jpg\" width=\"1071\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/4\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-192-1047-698\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438330.jpg\" width=\"1047\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/5\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-92-847-564\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438313.jpg\" width=\"847\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 24 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Yesterday afternoon (February 21), Daniel del Valle delivered his debut fashion show during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/london-fashion-week\"><span>London Fashion Week<\/span><\/a><span>. As a semi-finalist for the 2026 LVMH Prize, the Andalusian artist managed to lure even the industry\u2019s biggest critics to the far reaches of west London\u2019s Ladbroke Hall. Given all this information, it might surprise you to know that del Valle doesn\u2019t call himself a fashion designer, nor is his brand, Thevxlley (pronounced \u201cthe valley\u201d) a fashion label. What he showed yesterday was his first solo project, <\/span><em><span>The Narcissist<\/span><\/em><span> \u2013 a collection of wearable art that\u2019s been in the making for the past three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Having grown up in a small village west of Seville, del Valle moved to London aged 19 and eventually landed a job as a florist, working for luxury London flower brand Paul Thomas Flowers. He later collaborated with provocative, body-morphing underwear designer Michaela Stark, before branching out on his own. The collection, as seen yesterday, takes clear influence from his past \u2013 both as a florist and from working alongside Stark. Huge porcelain vases were turned into bodices, corseted at the back and sides with silk ribbons and immensely heavy to wear. If flowers weren\u2019t part of the vases, they were shooting out from models\u2019 heels, strapped to their feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A pianist played from a grand piano as models weaved through floral arrangements, leaving behind them a trail of petals. Before the show was due to start, one of the ceramics smashed backstage, just moments before it was due to appear on the runway. Meanwhile, a glass orb plunged to the ground during the final model\u2019s walk, shattering at the entrance to the backstage area. It might have been an accident, but it only added to the drama and spectacle, emphasising this collection as wearable art and not a fashion show. 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You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-24-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Thevxlley AW26<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/0\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-317-1071-714\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438332.jpg\" width=\"1071\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/1\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1071-714\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438317.jpg\" width=\"1071\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/2\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-140-985-656\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438321.jpg\" width=\"985\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/3\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1071-714\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438335.jpg\" width=\"1071\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/4\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-192-1047-698\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438330.jpg\" width=\"1047\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36723\/5\/thevxlley-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thevxlley AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-92-847-564\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438313.jpg\" width=\"847\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 24 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Yesterday afternoon (February 21), Daniel del Valle delivered his debut fashion show during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/london-fashion-week\"><span>London Fashion Week<\/span><\/a><span>. As a semi-finalist for the 2026 LVMH Prize, the Andalusian artist managed to lure even the industry\u2019s biggest critics to the far reaches of west London\u2019s Ladbroke Hall. Given all this information, it might surprise you to know that del Valle doesn\u2019t call himself a fashion designer, nor is his brand, Thevxlley (pronounced \u201cthe valley\u201d) a fashion label. What he showed yesterday was his first solo project, <\/span><em><span>The Narcissist<\/span><\/em><span> \u2013 a collection of wearable art that\u2019s been in the making for the past three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Having grown up in a small village west of Seville, del Valle moved to London aged 19 and eventually landed a job as a florist, working for luxury London flower brand Paul Thomas Flowers. He later collaborated with provocative, body-morphing underwear designer Michaela Stark, before branching out on his own. The collection, as seen yesterday, takes clear influence from his past \u2013 both as a florist and from working alongside Stark. Huge porcelain vases were turned into bodices, corseted at the back and sides with silk ribbons and immensely heavy to wear. If flowers weren\u2019t part of the vases, they were shooting out from models\u2019 heels, strapped to their feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A pianist played from a grand piano as models weaved through floral arrangements, leaving behind them a trail of petals. Before the show was due to start, one of the ceramics smashed backstage, just moments before it was due to appear on the runway. Meanwhile, a glass orb plunged to the ground during the final model\u2019s walk, shattering at the entrance to the backstage area. It might have been an accident, but it only added to the drama and spectacle, emphasising this collection as wearable art and not a fashion show. As far as debuts go, Daniel del Valle couldn\u2019t have made a better or more striking impact on London\u2019s fashion scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Scroll through the gallery above for all the looks<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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