From the easy luxury at Bottega Veneta to Naomi Campbell at Emilio Pucci, there were many highlights from Milan Fashion Week. Find below my favorite shows from this season’s offerings in Milan!
Dolce & Gabanna
This show displayed leggy silhouettes, romantic full skirts, and ornate embellishment on simple shapes. The idea of getting “dressed to kill” originated with bullfighters and for the finale, the Dolce army marched in white bullfighter shirts and high-waisted, embroidered shorts in red duchesse.
Emilio Pucci
The fringe, gossamer goddess gowns, and hippie beading at Pucci brought the 1970’s to the forefront in a fresh way. Peter Dundas had Naomi Campbell in his lineup-a power play. He zeroed in on precisely what women come to Pucci for…printed goddess dresses.
Fendi
This collection has taken on a character not like any Fendi that’s come before. In a word it was very young! Jackets were cropped, pants were slouched, skirts were hiked and there was denim for the first time on a Fendi runway.
Prada
“I wanted to revive the beauty of incredible fabrics,” said Miuccia. Clothes were pieced together, seams marked out for sewing, roughly picked out in topstitching, held together by leather and the occasional strip of brocade. Hems trailed threads; stuffing burst from pockets. A marriage between rich and poor. Frédéric Sanchez’s extraordinary soundtrack closed with an ardent exhortation to “kiss me, kiss me, kiss me“.
Salvatore Ferragamo
Giornetti opened with a camel-colored cape trimmed in snakeskin, the swagger of which was matched by its practicality. Snakeskin was one of the show’s dominant motifs. The other big message was knitwear. This collection was fluid and elegant—in tune with the house’s classic roots.
