A slight shift in scheduling saw Milan Fashion Week move a day earlier this season, the extension giving some much-needed breathing room to an always-packed programme. ‘I’m very satisfied with this synergetic effort by the four main players on the fashion circuit,’ said Carlo Capasa, president of Camera della Moda, the week’s organising body. ‘[We] had for some time been asking for an extension of the Milan Fashion Week, given its calendar of over 200 appointments.’
Roman house Fendi began proceedings on the afternoon of 17 September, seeing Kim Jones look back to the 1920s – the decade the Roman house was founded – followed by Marni, whereby Francesco Risso presented a collection of idiosyncratic glamour which riffed on mid-century silhouettes and would prove one of the week’s highlights. Elsewhere, there were blockbuster shows from Gucci, Versace, Ferragamo, Bottega Veneta and Dolce & Gabbana – where the designers paid homage to Madonna as she watched on from the front row – while an eclectic show from Prada celebrated individual style.
