Moncler passes the baton to Milan’s Fashion Week

The Moncler genius maxi show hosted in the English capital brought down the curtain on London fashion week. A pure creativity event signed by Remo Ruffini, which combined fashion with music and art, now passing the baton of fashion shows from London to Milan «in the name of an international creativity that has its roots in Italy,» Carlo Capasa, President of the National Cnmi-Chamber of Italian fashion, commented.

On the opening day of this new edition of Milano moda donna, the most important institution dedicated to Made-in-Italy fashion explained to MFF, «London passes the baton to Milan, which is ready to welcome 175 appointments in five days between fashion shows, presentations and events, as well as visitors and operators who will arrive in the city for this occasion from all over the world, including China and the US».

It was a long-awaited return of industry professionals from the Far East, as for several seasons they were not able to attend the shows due to restrictions on international travel related to the health emergency but began to return to Italy as early as last month’s Milan men’s fashion event. «The event attracted a lot of buyers, journalists and other operators from all over the world. There was an important return of visitors from the Far East, especially Japan and Korea, and even a few from China, as well as many Middle Eastern operators,» president Capasa said during the closure of the January event. «The city’s many showrooms whose brands were not on the official presentation calendar benefited as well from these occasional visits. In this sense, it was a success for all tricolor fashion».

The week dedicated to womenswear for the fall-winter 2023/24 season officially kicked off last night with the inauguration of the Cnmi fashion hub dedicated to emerging talents and will close on Monday 27 with the start of the Paris shows. «It will be a fashion week full of energy and interesting appointments, fashion, and culture, reconfirming Milan as a multifaceted and international hub, capable of combining creativity, know-how, and sustainability. A city where both established and emerging brands find the ideal space to present their collections to an audience of excellence from all over the world,» Capasa continued.

In a roster of such big names including Prada, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Fendi, Dolce&Gabbana, and Ferragamo, the absence of Versace stands out again, especially after the maison also skipped the January event. The Medusa fashion house’s proposals for the upcoming cold season will in fact be co-ed for the runway on March 10 under the Californian sun in Los Angeles. Today, on the other hand, will sanction Iceberg’s return to the fashion show calendar with their first runway show on the agenda after a three-year break. The last show of the Italian brand designed by creative director James Long had in fact been held in February 2020, during the last edition of Milano moda donna held right before the outbreak of the pandemic. (All rights reserved)