TOlla Milan Fashion Week the parades they are the perfect moment in which fashion, art, entertainment, history and culture come together in an unrepeatable unicum. At the dawn of the kermesse for the autumn winter 2023/2024 collections, let’s see together its definitely cult moments.
Milan Fashion Week, a unique and inimitable story
Since 1958, the year the company was founded Chamber of Italian Fashionuntil today, the catwalks made in Italy have indelibly marked the history of fashion collections. Inspiring, captivating, creating converts all over the world. Over the various decades, but above all from the 80s onwards with the legendary designer collections Ferré, Armani, Moschino. AND Versacewhich traditionally snaps up the most sought-after supermodels of the moment.
Parading over time up to Valentine (before he went to Paris), Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli. Each of them, distinguished by clothes/artworks, worn by indelible icons such as Cindy Crawford, Monica Bellucci, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell.
And how to forget Gucci? The Florentine brand literally reborn with the advent of Tom Ford (1995-2004), followed by the creative directions of Alessandra Facchinetti (2005) and Frida Giannini (2006-2015). It has honed its potential for showmanship thanks to Alessandro Michele, who has artistically guided the house with coup de theatre and fashion shows/happenings that have now become an absolute cult.
MIlan, 23 September 2022. The Gucci Twinsburg fashion show. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Gucci)
Including of course the latest of its era, which took place in September 2022 with the pairs of twin models on the catwalk. Curiosity to discover the first designer collection De Sarno Saturdaybut for the debut we will have to wait for September 2023.
Fendi, Prada, Bottega Veneta. Never lose sight of them
The perpetual waltz of designers in the Milanese micro-climate is as compelling as the memorable looks and catwalk appearances of the most beloved supermodels. It happened with Raf Simons from Prada in 2021, it had already occurred in 2020 with Kim Jones from Fendi. But the special effects were also seen in his latest fashion show, in which he paid homage to his eminent predecessor Karl Lagerfeld developing its main themes with a riot of acidic nuances. And officially decreeing the neon green absolute king of summer 2023.
Milan, 21 September 2022. The Fendi spring summer 2023 fashion show. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
In the list of catwalks (and related streaming) absolute musts in the city, the fixed appointment with Bottega Veneta. The maison entered the annals with the show for the Fall Winter 2019/2020 collection at the Arco della Pace.
The list of epic moments to remember when retracing the history of the Milan fashion shows is very long, to be retraced in gallery.
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