Following a colorful and light-filled Spring/Summer 2026 presentation at Paris Fashion Week, creative director Alessandro Michele is continuing to embrace travel-inspired motifs with the Valentino Cruise 26 campaign taking place in a hotel.

The campaign video is intimate, filmed in black and white with a variety of vignettes starring an ensemble cast. This marked Tate McRae’s first campaign with the house, with recurring friends of Valentino also prominently featured like Dakota Johnson, Dev Hynes and Anne Imhof.

Soundtracked by Chopin’s Nocturne in E Flat, the campaign set in the liminal space of the hotel is slow-paced, allowing to easily see the garments from the Cruise 26 collection.

New Valentino styles are displayed like sheer sequined gowns, tweed blazers, standout mini dresses and in true Valentino fashion — classic accessories with a twist. Panthea Shoulder Bag and D’Orsay Bondie Pump have the starring role of the collection.