Milan Fashion Week: Gigi Hadid strutted in leather, Kaia Gerber was swathed in navy – but did Prada, Fendi or Max Mara have the show-stopping look?
Womenswear got off to a feminine start at Milan Fashion Week with stunning looks from Prada, Fendi and Max Mara
The frills are on at Milan Fashion Week, where “pretty” is the womenswear watchword of the next cold weather season.
Embellishments appeared even on brands known for their spare lines, mostly in the form of constructed ruffles, gathering and tiers.
Here are the highlights from February 20th’s womenswear previews for next fall and winter:
Transparent femininity at Prada
Prada submits that dressing in sheers makes a powerful feminist statement, a view hotly contested during the recent entertainment awards season.
But designer Miuccia Prada has some authority in the matter. Her collections frequently comment on a sociopolitical climate. She said the inspiration for her collection shown in Milan came from the Viennese secession period, when the intelligentsia, creatives and artisans ‘’worked together to create something good’’ as a counterpoint to the Industrial Revolution.
For next fall and winter, Prada deconstructed the skirt until it was barely there. Long silky fringe on an elegant, urban rendering of a grass skirt, a pleated skirt reduced to strips, and finally sheer numbers were among the looks.
‘’Femininity is a power by itself,’’ she said backstage.