Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week is like a breath of fresh air after the whirlwinds that were New York and London. I had 182 images saved in my 'Milan' folder- but managed to narrow it down to 46! I think I pretty much deserve a standing ovation for that.

Onto the commentary:

Alberta Ferreti: floaty and feminine, amazing embroidery and draping- like I mentioned earlier, shows like these are a breath of fresh air. Where NYFW and LFW have crazily conceptual and thought out stuff, Milan and Paris shows are somewhat more laid back and flowy. This show was very laid back and flowy.


Aquilano Rimondi- the prints were beautiful, giant ruffles and bows was a theme, and the shoes were pretty amazing as well.


Bottega Veneta- the makeup is always beautiful, and the last purple dress was stunning. It sort of blasted out amongst the massess of graceful white shadows that were shown earlier (and if you look closely, you can see an orange dress coming out in the background. This was equally amazing, like a massive fireball or something, but I couldn't include it because I promised myself to keep to three images per show)


D&G- they went out to the wild wild west this season- there was denim and neckerchiefs galore- heaps of aviator sunnies, tanned leather and bustiers. Sort of reminiscent of Hermes a year ago, but adorable nonetheless.


Dolce and Gabbana- A very Spanish feel (or South American to be more correct). And apparently, they ended the show with a swarm of models stampeding down the runway, all wearing tightly corseted body suits. Unfortunately, I have no pictures to share, but it sounds pretty show-stopping (yes, pun intended.)


Emilio Pucci- the king of print didn't show his usual psychedelic patterns this time round, but it was beautiful anyway. Legs went on for miles and miles- with all the super short mini dresses and swim suits, to the infinite slits going up the longer dresses.


Fendi- one of my favourite shoes this season- pastels, sheers and high waisted skirts paired with skinny belts, there was this amazing draped jumpsuit that I could not include for reasons mentioned above. Be sure to check out the whole show.


Gianfranco Ferre- Gorgeous as usual, very 'hard meets soft' with all the soft architecture, and gold leaf paired with floaty organza.


Luisa Beccaria- as usual, very floaty and feminine- lots of drapery, florals and cascading frills. Not exactly unusual or cutting edge, but I'd wear any of these in an instant.


Moschino Cheap & Chic- insanely cute- I'd kill for those daisy sunnies (do you reckon they'll ever sell something similar at Equip?!). They also had a daisy hat starting the show. I loved the giant bows, the bell sleeves and the full high waisted skirts.


Moschino- the first look that came out looked faintly Chanel, but everything soon turned out like a bowl of ice cream (note: this is not a bad thing. This is a terrific thing actually). It was definitely very summery with the cherry prints and poofy dresses.


Prada- Absolutely my favourite show so far- The makeup and hair was all very Lolita, and the clothes were SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD. Prada definitely turned around, with the last few seasons reflecting the economic crisis (thigh high fishing waders anyone?), to happy beach-goer prints, and beautiful chandelier dresses.


LOOK. AT. THE. DETAILS.


Versus- back from a six year break, and better than ever. Cut outs seem to be definitely making a comeback lately, and Versus was no exception to this trend. I also really liked the metallic gladiator dress- definitely adds a very dominatrix-ey feel.


All images from style.com