Milan Fashion Week closed with two Italian luxury houses confronting change from very different directions.
At Giorgio Armani, the Spring/Summer 2027 collection offered a closely watched glimpse at how the house intends to move forward more than a year after founder Giorgio Armani died at 91. Behind the runway, attention is also turning toward the company's ownership structure, with a future minority-stake sale mandated by the designer's will.
Bottega Veneta, meanwhile, used its latest show to signal an evolution of its own. Creative director Louise Trotter pared back some of the exaggerated proportions that defined her first seasons, shifting toward lighter materials, more streamlined silhouettes and an intentionally less heavy-handed expression of the house's famous craftsmanship.
