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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Barry

Milan designers go lighter in silhouette, if not materials, for next summer

Italy Fashion Prada S/S 27 - (2026 Copyright The Associated Press)

In complicated, heavy times, Milan designers went lighter — if not in materials, then in silhouette.

Amid economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and a sweltering Milan Fashion Week, designers largely stripped things back for next summer, embracing clean lines and pared-down looks. Prada led the way, with co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons arguing for simplicity and familiar clothes reimagined through proportion and fabrication.

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