Inspired by “porcelain goddesses" for his appropriately fragile and delicate haute couture show, Valli showed the shapely little cocktail dresses he is most celebrated for and much more. In a nod to Capodimonte, Italy’s royal Neapolitan ceramic workshop, Valli married fragility (think: the exquisite appliqué of lace and massed groupings of organza carnations decorating the hem of a short, full skirt) to the city’s famed menswear tailoring.