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Milan Fashion Week: Maria Grazia Chiuri's sensual and delicate return to Fendi

Milan, Italy – Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri made her return to Fendi on Wednesday. She presented a sensual and delicate collection in Milan, featuring furs and leathers crafted like lace. A seasoned designer with experience at Dior and Valentino, Maria Grazia Chiuri returned to Fendi 35 years after her debut at the Roman house. This debut co-ed...

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Milan Fashion Week and Winter Olympics clash: 162 events scheduled, debuts at Fendi and Marni

The fashion week dedicated to womenswear for autumn/winter 2026 is scheduled from February 24 to March 2. Debuts include Maria Grazia Chiuri for Fendi and Meryll Rogge for Marni. Demna, at Gucci, will present his first catwalk show after unveiling his debut collection for the Kering-owned brand last September, titled “Gucci La famiglia”. The...

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Call for transparency, archival references and co-ed formulas at Milan Fashion Week

Milan Men’s Fashion Week, showcasing autumn/winter 2026–27 collections, concluded today with digital presentations as the city shifts focus to women’s fashion week, scheduled for February 24–March 2. The season delivered solid, well-executed collections, though few breakthroughs. Designers largely turned to brand archives, refining established...

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Key trends from Prada's autumn/winter 2026 menswear collection in Milan

Milan, Italy - The Prada man was in search of “beauty” and “precision” for the brand's autumn/winter show on Sunday in Milan, against the “unpredictable” backdrop of today's world. Long coats clinging to the models' slender frames were paired with a unique cotton hat, slung over the shoulder. Classic trench coats were topped with a red, yellow...

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Bottega Veneta unveils its “soft functionality” in Milan

Milan - British designer Louise Trotter made her debut for Bottega Veneta in Milan on Saturday. She presented a collection focused on “soft functionality” with structured garments in soft, draped fabrics. The collection featured leather coats and wide-shouldered suits. Voluminous fur-style tops, one in a shimmering gold, were paired with...

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Jumpsuits, salt and stripes: key looks from Milan Fashion Week

Milan, Italy - The main shows of Milan Fashion Week concluded on Sunday. It was another season of stunning dresses, impeccable tailoring, leather coats and skirts, and sumptuous handbags. Here are some of the key looks from the spring/summer 2026 collections: Twenties chic Ferragamo SS26. Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Ferragamo's artistic...

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Star-studded front row for Armani's final collection in Milan

Milan, Italy - Hollywood's elite, including Glenn Close, Richard Gere and Cate Blanchett, attended the Giorgio Armani show in Milan on Sunday evening. It was the final collection the Italian designer worked on before his passing. Originally intended to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Armani fashion house, the show became a final tribute to...

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Milan Fashion Week: Mix of styles at Prada, joyful colours at Fendi

Milan - Italian fashion house Prada paired military-style shirts with bell-shaped skirts and elegant evening gloves on Thursday, in a collection designed to challenge traditional notions of glamour. Co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons revisited the theme of uniforms for their spring/summer 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week, with the...

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Season of new beginnings: All the SS26 debuts at a glance

Few fashion months in recent memory have been so heavily defined by debuts before even commencing as this spring/summer 2026 season. What begins surprisingly quietly in New York and London escalates into a veritable whirlwind of designer changes in Milan and Paris. The past few years’ game of musical chairs, with creative directors switching...

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Trendstop Fall/Winter2024 Milan Fashion Week Overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a look at Milan Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection highlights. Joy and strength were Milan Fashion Week’s watch words as designers explored how fashion can play its part in bringing a sense of positivity to difficult times. Marking a time of renewal and starting afresh, collections were injected...

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5 Trends from Milan men's fashion week

Men's fashion week wraps up in Milan Tuesday after five days of catwalk shows presenting the luxury market's Spring-Summer 2024 collections. Here are the top five trends. Short suits Gone are traditional jacket and trouser suits. Instead, shorts are paired with wide, double-breasted blazers or slim-fitting jackets, worn with or without a tie....

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Milan fashion week SS23: 90s nostalgia

Technicolour cargo pants, leather lumberjack shirts and guest stars such as Paris Hilton, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss -- nostalgia for the 1990s swept over the just-ended Milan Fashion Week which channelled hits by Haddaway and Alizee on the runway for the spring/summer 2023 collections. Here are a few of the trends: Cargo pants...