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Valentino designed the DeVain as the ultimate blank canvas for embellishment. The small, structured shoulder bag pairs boxy lines with compact proportions, inviting texture, detail and creative exuberance. Two showstopping new versions now push that idea further. They arrive in faux pearls and sequins, transforming the silhouette into something truly extravagant.
Take the blush pink pearl version, for example. A maximalist’s dream, a dense lattice of rhinestone beadwork covers the body in a scalloped, almost lace-like pattern. Faux pearls of varying sizes then trim the edges, the flap and even the corners, conjuring old-Hollywood boudoir glamour. A gold VLogo Signature detail anchors the design and keeps it from tipping into costume territory, perfect for evenings and statement moments.
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Then the second DeVain in sky blue takes the opposite emotional register. While the pearl version whispers vintage romance, this one shimmers with a cooler energy. Diamond-quilted embroidery picked out entirely in sequins catches light in fragmented, mosaic-like flashes. The result is a bag that looks different every time it moves, which is exactly the point with sequins.
What ties both versions together, besides the shared silhouette, is a deliberate contrast: restraint in shape, excess in surface. Each compact envelope-clutch form, measuring 23.5 cm by 12 cm, comes with a slim, detachable strap. Valentino already offers the bag in treatments ranging from embroidered denim and cloqué jacquard to raffia, laminated nappa and crochet. These new arrivals, however, are sure to steal the spotlight.
With the DeVain, Valentino makes clear that fashion individuals still want their bag to be the loudest thing in the room. Prices start at SGD4560 for the sky blue sequinned embroidery version. The blush pink with faux pearls and rhinestone embellishments hits higher at SGD6400.
