There was a fun retro vibe pulsing through this show, Knwls’ first in Milan. Designers Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault, who usually show during London Fashion Week, made the switch because they’ve been spending more time in Milan, working on other fashion projects, and thought they’d give the city’s fashion week a whirl. The brand,…
“I want to take the time that I need,” said Antonio Marras backstage, warning that his show would be long. The designer has never been lazy, generally staying away from tightly edited lineups, and this season was no different, also because he chose to show several vintage styles and traditional Sardinian costumes he selected from…
Published September 24, 2025 In a Tuesday deluge of rain in Milan, a deluge of action, with a home-run debut by Simone Bellotti at Jil Sander, a euphoric Fendi show and directional flagship opening, an Etro concert performance and a Loro Piana museum presentation. Jil Sander: Reducing and protecting Nice to see a minimalist brand,…
The Gist Hilary Duff made a polarizing sartorial statement at her first fashion week appearance in almost ten years. On Wednesday, September 24, the actress embraced dopamine dressing with a festive twist while sitting front row at the Fendi show at Milan Fashion Week. Duff’s fashion week appearance comes just days after she teased new…
MILAN (AP) — Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s No. 21 collection for next spring and summer, presented Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week, is a study in lightness, as a hedge against the heavy times. “I believe that in moments of heaviness and uncertainty, sometimes taking a moment of lightheartedness and clearing your mind a bit can be good…
Published September 24, 2025 Pucci’s artistic director, Camille Miceli, unveiled on Wednesday the essence of the house for FashionNetwork.com, while presenting the brand’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection at the height of Milan Fashion Week. “Women use fashion to feel free, to dare. Pucci’s success comes from its strong personality; by wearing it, a woman shows who…
The collection will land in 10 Gucci stores around the world on September 25 as Demna seeks to turn around the house’s steadily declining sales. But what he clearly understands about the moment is that making exciting new clothes is only half the battle. Fashion has run on mass attention ever since Demna broke into…
When Gucci decides to open Milan Fashion Week, you can expect nothing short of a spectacle. This year, the Italian luxury house went cinematic, kicking off the season with an exclusive screening of The Tiger, a film that also doubled as the runway debut of creative director Demna’s first collection for the brand. The guest…
MILAN — Alberto Aspesi is one of the fathers of luxe urbanwear, normcore even. After championing a very Milanese, but globally resonant, understated aesthetic for the brand he established in 1969, Aspesi left the company in 2017. Now he’s back. For spring 2026, Aspesi has designed a womenswear capsule collection to be unveiled Saturday during…
MILAN — This Milan Fashion Week season will be remembered as the one filled with the most debuts in recent history. But alongside the high-profile designers sharing their visions for marquees brands, a host of younger talents are testing the city’s showcase as well. The Ghanaian designer who calls Bologna, Italy, home; the Vivienne Westwood…