Milan Fashion Week

Wrap-up of DAY 2 at the fashion extravaganza

Francesco Scognamiglio

 

My favorite show of the day was by far, Francesco Scognamiglio. His runway was covered in of the most feminine pieces I have ever seen, all put together in one show. With frills, twills, mesh and a shit load of sheers, constructions and fit wasn’t blown out the door.  When using these whimsical textiles most designers forget what they learnt in school, they gather fabric and hang it from the models shoulders and waist, I praise Francesco for sticking to what he knows.

 

Emporio Armani

He came, he conquered and he most definitely owned the catwalk in his ultra-sleek, minimalistic take on a concrete jungle safari. With a color palette that would suit every woman on earth, how could you not love this spring collection set forth by Italian design royalty. I must add that this a drastic improvement, in all aspects of the term, on his attempt at designing sport wear for the Italian Olympic athletes. That we are able learn from such a reputation, that we should stick to what you know, is a God given blessing.  

Piazza Sempiono

With only 13 ensembles, compared to other collections, that stretch a full fleet of near 50 models, Piazza Sempiono didn’t hold back. With such a small spring collection they were still able to embroid a sense of the 60’s into the audiences’ sub-conscious, which has become a synonymous trend for the season.

Prada

Words cannot describe my disappointment. There is a distinct sense of Asian persuasion going on, but it didn’t hit the mark for me. To be brutally honest I didn’t even want to include this in my post, but maybe your opinion differs from mine, please drop a comment below if you do and even more so if you agree. I actually feel bad saying these awful things, because one should never bad mouth Prada but it is well deserved this time round.

MaxMara

Getting down and dirty in the sand of the Kalahari is nothing new to me, so therefore I find great pleasure in putting together a brief display, of MaxMara’s clean cut Safari-Chic spring collection. With an organic colour palette and lively animal prints making waves, this is the perfect representation of what goes on in our back yards here in Africa, fashion wise that is…NOT

As Lady Gaga would say, “Put your paws up baby!”