"It's important, because the moon is the place where you can find what is lost in the heart. I like this idea of the moon as a second opportunity." The season's silhouettes included luxe sportswear pieces such as parkas, anoraks, silver sweatshirts, and cargo pants, but there were also trapese short dresses, apron dresses, and romantic dresses. The palette included blush, pistachio, lavender, yellow, burgandy, fuchsia, white, and black. The collection featured 76 looks. Cosima Fritz opened the runway presentation, while Ratner closed it. Valentino Garavani, Zoey Deutch, Emily Robinson, Alexa Chung, Arizona Muse, Jeanne Damas, Emily Ratajkowski, Carla Bruni, Aymeline Valade, Robin Wright, Hopper Penn, Alber Elbaz, Stefano Tonchi, Marion Cotillard, and Natalia Vodianova attended the show. The Valentino Ready-to-Wear Fall 2018 Collection was presented on March 4, 2018 by creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. There were references to 80's-power-woman with padded shoulders, scalloped edges, and a vibrant palette. As told to "WWD", "Romanticism," said Piccioli. "It's a strength today, if you're able to be assertive but not aggressive." Piccioli said during a preview, "As an individual, personal, passionate approach to life. I think that is a real strength today, to be able to be fierce, to be strong and gentle at the same time, not to be aggressive but to be assertive. I started this collection with this idea of romanticism as a strength and not as a fragility." One of the collection's key design elements included oversized flowers, petal-like folds, embroideries, large graphics, and floral intarsia. The silhouettes were enveloping and protective—gathered hoods, capes, and voluminous shapes. The hemlines varied from midi to ankle-length. Fabrications include crepe, organza, wool, and georgette. The palette included blush, scarlet, cerulean, red, green, and mustard. "Sometimes it feels as if women have to renounce their femininity to be stronger. I don't think you need to be authoritarian to be assertive," Piccioli argued in a preview with "British Vogue" the day before.