The new UNIqueFORM boots by Valentino

On the occasion of a digital event in collaboration with Spazio Maiocchi, the Maison Valentino presented the new Valentino Garavani #UNIqueFORM boots, interpreted through the creative flair of Harry Nuriev. 

Nuriev, Russian artist, architect and designer based in New York, is the face chosen by Valentino to celebrate the new boots, unisex accessories characterized by a punk attitude. In an editorial shot by KALEIDOSCOPE in Moscow through the lens of photographer Sasha Chaika, Nuriev moves like a contemporary flâneur, showing off Maison's boots while exploring places that reflect his first inspirations in Soviet architecture and Russian "bad taste". 

Chaika's photo series provides the starting point for a conversation between Nuriev and fellow Russian curator Anastasiia Fedorova, which takes place in a unique 3D environment, specially designed by Nuriev for the occasion. 

In times when our reality is a hybrid of real, virtual and altered, Nuriev's instantly recognizable style and bold use of colour - especially his signature, evocative saturated blue - captures the essence of what we actually crave when we step into spaces: comfort and stimulation, clarity and calm, connection and a personal story.