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Fendi, Kim Jones' homage to Rome
For the first physical show of the couture, the designer pays tribute to the Eternal City, which is closely linked to the Lvmh maison. «When you walk the streets of this place, you are poised between past and present. You experience a sense of timelessness: a streak of historicity but also a tension towards the future», Kim Jones explained. An opulent and sacred haute couture goes on stage
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Valentino’s universal beauty
Pierpaolo Piccioli embarked on a journey to explore the female body with a collection conveying a disruptive statement, which was unveiled in the total whiteness of the Place Vendôme’s atelier. «As a couturier, I must shout an inclusive aesthetic message», he explained
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Chanel’s equestrian chic
Virginie Viard opens the Maison's couture show with Charlotte Casiraghi on horseback and teams up with artist Xavier Veilhan to create the défilé space, which becomes an avant-garde hippodrome. On the runway a collection inspired by the 20s, creatively crossing among the creations of Mademoiselle Coco, the artistic touch of Karl Lagerfeld and Viard’s vision of sober femininity
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Dior at the roots of couture
Maria Grazia Chiuri brings the haute couture of the Maison to the stage, putting the accent on the savoir-faire of ateliers that have created a collection of essential luxury and on an idea of global craftsmanship, recounted on the tapestries of artists Madhvi and Manu Parekh together with Mumbai’s Chanakya School of Craft
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Dior, Jones' celebration of 75 year of the New look
The British designer pays homage to the history of the maison of Lvmh citing the first fashion show of 1947 by Monsieur Christian Dior and exploring the couture cornerstones of the brand. The co-lab with Birkenstock, a brand in the orbit of L Catterton, also makes its runway debut
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Louis Vuitton and the angels of Abloh
Lvmh's flagship brand brings to the stage the last men's collection imagined by the designer who died in December. In a dreamlike setting with the Chineke! Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, plays live the touching soundtrack by Tyler, The creator
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The Lemaire 's hours dance
The brand returns to the catwalk after a long absence in an atelier just outside Paris. "Everything is in motion," says the creative, who presents a show punctuated by the flow of light on an ideal day. One of 17 physical shows on the French calendar
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Buyers reward the restart of Milan
The live shows of Prada, Fendi, Dolce&Gabbana, Etro, Dsquared2 and the digital show of Zegna illuminate the fashion week. The buyers interviewed by MFF promote new tailoring mixed with casualwear for next winter. Increased budgets confirmed
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GenerationD&G
«We wanted to experiment, stepping out of our comfort zone». Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana open the doors of their metaverse with oversized shapes, monolithic fake fur, graffiti, sequins and snow rave party references. To the tune of Machine Gun Kelly who walked the runway and performed live during the show, in front of his Megan Fox
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Zegna, new beginning
«The modular style revolution is born», explains creative Alessandro Sartori at the first show after the rebranding, in the phygital format with 58 releases. «I hope that others will follow the path started with our ipo. Italy needs them», ceo Gildo Zegna tells MFF
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Milan re-start
«Italian fashion will be able to grow at double digits even in 2022», explains to MFF Carlo Capasa, president of Cnmi, at the start of the men's fashion week. Which with 16 fashion shows and 60 appointments will be the most physical since the beginning of the pandemic. «It is a good sign the increase in size of many Made in Italy realities»
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Napoleone: «Pitti's challenge won»
«Ours is an important contribution to the recovery of Italian fashion», explains the ceoof the Florentine fair to MFF. The number of attendees doubled compared to last year's edition, although lower than pre-Covid figures. «To Milan we pass a positive baton»
