
Cedric Charlier mixes bright prints, architecture
Architecture, the patterns of painting movement "art brut" and the surrealistic colors of Dutch Master Brueghel were all inspirations behind Cedric ...

Branquinho mixes cowgirl with bohemian never m
It was the modern bohemian woman on parade in Belgian designer Veronique Branquinho's ready-to-wear. Fall-winter 2013-14 saw a mix and match of ...

Le Moine Tricote opens Paris fashion week
Fall-winter 2013-14 sees bright-eyed designer Alice Lemoine brimming with ideas. First of all, in the unique presentation of her Le Moine Tricote ...

Milan designers propose assertive winter looks
Milan designers have proposed assertive and even aggressive looks for next year, as if to fill a power vacuum felt keenly in Italy in the face of ...

Ferre shows a bold but feminine winter style
The Ferre winter woman is bold and yet feminine. She endorses the structured look so popular for this round of preview showings, with prominent ...

Giorgio Armani offers boy-girl fall look in Milan
Giorgio Armani had the last word at Milan Fashion Week, and not only where the clothes were concerned. Speaking to reporters between his two shows on ...

Fur dominates many a Milan runway
Fur is dominating many Milan runways this season, which would be handy for this week's unusually persistent snowy weather. From big shaggy coats, ...

Ferragamo show concentrates on shapes
The Salvatore Ferragamo show concentrates on shapes. All in black, white and navy blue, with no prints or bold shades, the clothes have to speak for ...
Missoni offers looks for women to slip into
Missoni gives women something to slip into next winter — and to slip out of. The predominantly casual looks, previewed on Sunday, the fifth day of ...

Dolce&Gabbana's new line recalls sacred, profane
"La Dolce Vita" was the name of the game at Dolce&Gabbana, where the fun-loving designing duo recalled the sacred and profane of mundane Italian life, ...

Emporio Armani mixes geographies and eras
Giorgio Armani mixes geographies and eras in a complex Emporio Armani collection that proposes something of a revolution: fashion with dignity. In the ...

Marni decks out winter looks with fur
The Marni woman is decked out in fur for next winter. And what imaginative uses designer Consuelo Castiglioni has employed in the winter 2014 ...

Milan designers go for structured looks
Milan designers chose structured, architectural looks in their collections for next year. On the runways, the basic silhouette is voluminous, though ...

Pucci Girl spreads 2014 winter cheer
It was a naughty little show, but quite a relief from the Goth fashion prevalent on the current Milan runway. The mood at the Emilio Pucci show for ...
Vionnet honors heritage with show of sketches
The maison Vionnet is honoring its heritage with an exhibit of sketches of founder Madeleine Vionnet's designs as rendered by the futurist artist ...

AquilanoRimondi update Alice's wardrobe
Instead of "Off with her head!," it's "Off with that bow!" Alice in Wonderland finally can ditch that blue dress and white smock once and for all.

Jil Sander asserts tailored heritage
Jil Sander is back, and it shows. Belgian designer Raf Simons, now with Dior, had livened up the minimalist label with bold colors and inventive ...

Milan Fashion Week: Cavalli offers winter glitter
For designer Roberto Cavalli, it was a very quiet and surprisingly elegant show. The master of sexy fashion shuns his trademark animal prints and ...

Bottega Veneta looks project strength and decision
Bottega Veneta's looks for women next winter project strength and decision. Creative director Tomas Maier's collection was precisely constructed, with ...

Shoes are the new jewelry on Milan runways
Donatella Versace once famously said that shoes are the new jewelry. This season, her decree is being fulfilled to the hilt — which at times means all ...

Versace nails a new punk look for next winter
Donatella Versace doesn't seek to revisit punk so much as to interpret what it would be if it were born today. She may have nailed it in the women's ...

Colangelo digital-inspired line has 3-D flair
Gabriele Colangelo's womenswear line for next winter drew inspiration from artist Laurent Segretier's "photographic digital distortions" — a concept ...

Etro creates a kaleidoscope of powerful clothes
The Etro collection for next winter was short and to the point. Walking through a kaleidoscope of Etro patterns projected on a screen, the models ...

Large coats a mainstay for next winter from Milan
Many of the fashions displayed on the Milan runway Thursday had a yesteryear appeal — but with a contemporary edge. Coats are a mainstay for next ...