GIORGIO ARMANI | MILAN FASHION WEEK 2015
DOLCE&GABBANA | FASHION WEEK 2015 MILAN
At heart, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are mamma's boys. Their Fall runway a literal celebration of mamma mia, from model Bianca Balti and her baby bump to other women carrying sweet cherubs (low blow on the awwww scale, fellows!). And the clothes lived up to the ideals of Italian motherhood. If not exactly matronly, it certainly played into archetypes.
GUCCI | FASHION WEEK FALL 2015 MILAN
Wallpaper florals in sheer chiffons breezed down the runway, some done with asymmetric ruffles, others as sack dresses. These were tempered with some nice military-inspired olive and Russian red coats trimmed in colored fur. The Seventies touched down in all the pussy bow blouses and pleated skirts in lame, lurex and leather. The idea worked nicely, too with tweedy pencil skirts that had an embroidered bird motif.
PRADA | FASHION WEEK FALL 2015 MILAN
Fall took those Sixties silhouettes—soft A-lines, cropped trousers and double-breasted coats and vests—and modernized them in neoprene and slightly off color combinations and patterns. For instance, a check was a touch too big while mink details and knitted sleeves were cut short. Prada took equally recognizable shapes, like babydoll dresses and tops and tweaked them ever-so-slightly so they were something cooler and more modern. Silk collars added gloss to t-shirt knits, and croc took on new dimension as bright primary red, green and yellow separates.