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Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks alongside New York, London and Paris Fashion Weeks. Spring collections are historically shown in September, while fall collections are historically shown in February. Milan falls as a the third major fashion week during Fashion Month, following New York and London, and before Paris. The main venue for Milan Fashion Week is the Milan Fashion Hub, though many designers show off-site.
In 1958, the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italia (National Chamber of Italian Fashion) was formed, with a mission to promote Italian design. Italian brands began to rise in prominence because they were more affordable than their Parisian counterparts.
At the time, many of Italy's major cities were in competition with each other for who would become Italy's fashion capital. Milan began to edge out some of its competitors, like Rome and Florence, thanks to strong links to manufacturing and the growth in ready-to-wear. In the '70s and '80s, the success of Milan-based designers, including Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace, helped to solidify Milan's place as a fashion capital.
Versace, in particular, drew attention to Milan during fashion week, casting supermodels such as Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford in his shows.
Today, many major brands show collections at Milan Fashion Week, including Gucci, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Missoni, Ferragamo and Etro, as well as Giorgio Armani and Versace.
Historic moments at Milan Fashion Week have included Tom Ford's 1994 debut show for Gucci, which began a revival for the then-stagnant brand. There was also Miuccia Prada's 1996 show featuring dull greens, browns and purples, contributing to the ugly-chic era of '90s fashion. More recently, at Versace's spring 2018 runway show, Donatella Versace brought back the '90s with the era's supermodels, including Crawford, Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni and Helena Christensen, who walked in the show.
Milan Fashion Week
La Perla RTW Spring 2016
Men's wear influences abounded in the Italian fine lingerie brand's spring collection.
Dsquared2 RTW Spring 2016
Dean and Dan Caten rode a techno-surfer theme for spring, unleashing a tsunami of acid colors, tattoo body…
Lucio Vanotti RTW Spring 2016
Lucio Vanotti's spring collection focused on rigorous cuts, effortless elegance and an androgynous look.
Gabriele Colangelo RTW Spring 2016
Exquisite fabrics, sophisticated constructions and elegant color mixes gave Gabriele Colangelo's spring…
Aquilano.Rimondi RTW Spring 2016
Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi's spring collection was anchored in minimalism with a touch of the…
Jil Sander RTW Spring 2016
Adhering to house codes, Rodolfo Paglialunga offered up chicly practical, minimalist clothes with a creative…
Ermanno Scervino RTW Spring 2016
The designer channeled both femininity via lacy dresses and tailored polish with power coats and mini shorts.
Antonio Marras RTW Spring 2016
Antonio Marras created an assemblage of multilayered references for spring to relay his highly personal and…
Bottega Veneta RTW Spring 2016
Tomas Maier worked a sporting life theme in a manner discordant and at times odd — invitingly so.
Roberto Cavalli RTW Spring 2016
For his return to the label, Peter Dundas gave it an injection of youth and street savvy along with a more…
Daizy Shely RTW Spring 2016
Israeli designer Aliza Shalali Deizy showed a collection inspired by aerial pictures of the ocean.
Riccardo Tisci and Givenchy Rock Milan
The designer hosted a sprawling party with attractions ranging from angry dogs to Nicki Minaj.
Tod’s RTW Spring 2016
Alessandra Facchinetti used music references, including guitars and vinyl records, in her spirited spring…
Agnona RTW Spring 2016
The collection riffed on the North Africa of Paul Bowles with its safari jackets, pale colors and abstract…
Woolrich RTW Spring 2016
With outerwear at its core, Woolrich showed both classic trenches and updated reversible jackets in lively…