Milan Fashion Week: 13 fashion talking points
Milan Fashion Week has ended and it with some of the most dramatic moments we've seen this season - chandelier dresses and smoking gowns anyone?
From the show everyone adored to the practical boots we'll all be buying next season, read up on the fashion trends, looks and gossip that kept the FROW talking during Milan Fashion Week autumn/winter 2016:
GettyFormer GLAMOUR cover girl Rosie Huntington-Whiteley celebrated news that she’s the new face of Bulgari by throwing a glamorous party at the Bulgari hotel.
IndigitalTHE PARTY: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s Bulgari soiree
While the rest of the fashion industry has heartily embraced a pile-it-all-on maximalism apprpoach, Jil Sander kept it sleek and restrained with lean silhouettes, beautifully cut coats and spaghetti strap silver dresses that we can’t wait to wear. Relevant, accessible and graceful.
IndigitalTHE MODEL MOMENT: Stella Tennant vs The Versace supers
Prada and Versace competed for the best model line-up in Milan. Miuccia Prada enlisted the iconic Stella Tennant to showcase her maximal subversive collection, while Donatella Versace hired model of the moment, Gigi Hadid, once again, as well as Jourdan Dunn and Kendall Jenner.
Rex FeaturesTHE ENDLESS RAIN...
It didn’t stop for five days straight. Milan is now home to countless lost umbrellas left in taxis by editors and buyers alike.
IndigitalTHE KEY ACCESSORY: Hiking boots
As seen at Tod’s and Prada, this practical boot choice is destined for to go way beyond the countryside next season.
IndigitalTHE TREND: Ruffles or waves
Ruffles is already a big deal this season, and they’re going nowhere for autumn/winter 2016 either. Fendi has renamed them waves, Dolce’s came in beautiful feathered tiers, Moschino’s were created in bold 80s-style taffeta; Versace’s were adorned in bright sequins and Gucci covered cape coats and technicolour dresses in delicate feminine ruffles.
IndigitalTHE TREND: VELVET
Prada, Costume National and Giorgio Armani all paid homage to fashion’s most sumptuous of fabrics this season, whether in grungy 40s-inspired shapes or louche Oscar Wilde-worthy pyjama-style suits.
IndigitalTHE COLOUR: Pink
No longer just for little girls at birthday parties, pink has been adopted by the Milanese fashion world – from Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana to Bally and Jil Sander.
IndigitalTHE TREND: Sparkles
Truthfully, when aren’t metallic and sequins a trend during the winter months? But magpies shoppers will welcome the Italian take on all that glitters with open arms. Shimmering fabrics, sequins and sparkles dominated the Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Prada, Missoni and Versace.
IndigitalTHE WILD ONE: Moschino
Moschino’s shows are always playful to say the least, as if designed to awake the fashion pack after three weeks of shows. Well, they certainly did that this season – models danced in an otherworldly Kate Bush manner down the catwalk; Anna Cleveland (model and dancer) wore a dress that appeared to be fire, with smoke billowing from underneath; and let’s not forget the chandelier dress hopefully coming to a red carpet near you soon.
IndigitalTHE MUST-HAVE PIECE: Gucci bombers
Just when you thought the bomber jacket had been milked as much as it possibly could be, Gucci presents a new take on the style that has us in irrevocable lust. Step forward the metallic bomber with bright faux fur collar, which incorporated traditional aviator nods (such as the striped cuffs) with modern twists like the orange lining and collar.
IndigitalTHE FROW LOOK: Gucci
Gucci’s loafers and handbags were dotted all over the Milan FROW, compounding the brand’s status as a fashion favourite.
IndigitalTHE SPECTACULAR: Dolce & Gabbana’s fairytale show
Dolce & Gabbana’s Disney-worthy fairytale show was so grand and magicak that it gave us goosebumps. Chandeliers were suspended over a wide catwalk, which was bookended by a golden carriage and huge clock. The finale came with a model army, wearing a sea of colourful sequins and ornate headpieces, all done to a soundtrack that Walt Disney himself would have adored.
