Luxury Daily
Alessandro Michele sharpens Valentino’s Rockstud vision
May 26, 2026
p> Valentino paired the launch with a campaign film shot in Rome. The 30-second piece moves through the city’s baroque architecture and cobblestone streets. Camera work appears hand-held, and the video uses a horizontal split-screen treatment that places close-ups of the model above moving shots of the Rockstud pumps below. It cycles through the shoe in various colorways, ranging from blacks and neutrals such as ivory and nude blushes to brightly-colored greens and blues, reaching beyond the tones the line has typically been rendered in. [caption id="attachment_434513" align="alignnone" width="465"] Flipping the Rockstud, Mr. Michele has chosen to refine the shoe rather than rebuild it. Image courtesy of Valentino[/caption] The new pumps come in two stiletto heights, 40mm and 100mm, and pair the o