They came, they walked — they slayed. Another Milan fashion week is on the books. Here are five of the biggest moments.
Social media explosion
It doesn’t get much bigger than Jennifer Lopez, except when J.Lo walks down the Versace runway in a new version of the dress that launched Google Images. That’s right, when the 50-year-old megastar made her way around the catwalk in an even more revealing jungle print dress than the original, there wasn’t a single attendee caught sitting or not smiling — and that includes Anna Wintour.
Milan firsts
Designers are picking up and bringing their shows on the road. This season, Milan was host to two big brands: Peter Pilotto, which is usually in London, and Boss, which decamped from New York. Early in the week, the Peter Pilotto show set the tone for what was to be one of the biggest trends of the week, tropical and jungle prints in a variety of draped feminine separates, as well as boxy updated versions of Hawaiian shirts. While Boss had its signature tailored looks, the brand was a bit more playful this time around in springtime colors yellow and teal with a more relaxed feel.
Short shorts
It was women’s fashion week, but you may have noticed there were plenty of male models strutting down the runways and stealing the show in short shorts. It’s a trend that not only showed up at Peter Pilotto, Arthur Arbesser and Annakiki, but also off the runway at Prada. Yes, Casey Spooner, the frontman of Fischerspooner, wore a pair of burgundy belted short shorts and covered up the rest of his body with a matching blazer and high socks.
Power dressing
Teddy bear coats may have their stamp on winter dressing, but it’s all about the blazer for spring 2020. Nearly every designer had some form of the sharp jacket, and many were styled in ways that aren’t just for the office. But it was the Italian powerhouses that brought the trend on strong. Max Mara’s female spy-inspired collection had many monochromatic looks with models sporting shorts in place of pants. Designer Paul Andrew also presented blazers with shorts on the Salvatore Ferragamo runway, but the standout look was a white leather-trimmed tuxedo topper paired with white leather pants. Finally, Emporio Armani’s “Air” collection had plenty of soft and ethereal looks, many topped with just as soft blazers.
Wearable art
Jeremy Scott’s show notes for the Moschino show — “Muses inspire artists and artists inspire the world” — quickly turned into each model wearing an actual piece of art. His Picasso-influenced show had everyone talking and, of course, snapping photos. Then, there was the Marni show that actually centered on sustainability and included natural forms of art in the case of a repurposed plastic jungle set to paint printed onto voluminous tops, skirts and dresses. Finally, MSGM had a few looks with textured painting prints on them in bold colors.
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