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| Image | via Josep Font |
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| Image | Alessandro Lucioni |
We are always amazed at the sheer number of outfits Dolce + Gabbana can send down the runway at any given show. For Spring, the designers showed a total of almost 100 pieces all of which were impeccably rendered and styled. Their show was essentially a love letter to their homeland and la dolce vita, so they didn't want for inspiration. From the beaches of Portofino, to the leaning tower of Pisa, nothing was too kitsch or clichéd to be covered. With references to lemon orchards and gondolas, it was a fun and lighthearted collection that saw models pause mid-stride to take selfies on appropriately heavily embellished cell phones.
Classic shift dresses were shown but in beautiful form fitting shapes, some with abstract, painterly stripes. The black, widow's weeds they typically show were updated by the use of sheer lace overworked with what looked like crochet. The kimono-esque dresses were some of our favourite pieces. Also embellished: sunglasses, headbands and shoes which all featured heavy ornamentation. Models carried baskets or handbags that were made to resemble cameras and, as a lighthearted touch, Dolce + Gabbana shopping bags.
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| Image | Daniele Oberrauch /Imaxtree |
It didn't take long for Arthur Arbesser, whose eponymous collection we featured here earlier this year, to be noticed by the major players in the fashion industry. Arbesser has come on board as Iceberg's new creative director and the change is evident. Still sporty, the clothes featured knit pieces that were a mix of vertical stripes, solids and a graphic wave. The collection was easy and comfortable and included practical outerwear. We have to say we are loving the flats being shown on the runways of Milan and the shoes at Iceberg proved that flat does not necessarily mean a compromise on style.
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| Image | Daniele Oberrauch |
Highly stylised animal and camouflage prints opened the show at Bottega Veneta which, together with the wood panelling backdrop and runway, firmly placed the scene in the great outdoors. The browns, greens and blacks of the clothes were lifted with pops of red and mauve and the use of knits and suede. Our favourite feature was the use of cord as embellishment and designer Tomas Maier used the utilitarian item in a surprisingly artful way as straps on gowns or to create gathers, as drawstrings and patterns.
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| Image | Carlo Scarpato /Imaxtree |
The traditional met the futuristic at Fendi where the roundness of puff sleeves and the curvy bubble of skirts and bloomers enveloped the models. Yet another collection that referenced the duality of masculine and feminine, designer Karl Lagerfeld apparently did not focus on a single period in time and the result was an amalgamation of discordant elements rendered in a limited palette of red, white, blue and black.
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| Image | Daniele Oberrauch /Imaxtree |
Monochromatic colours? Check. Nautical influences? Check. Stars and graphic stripes? Check and check.
This sleek and sophisticated collection from Max Mara checks all of our boxes with its artfully skewed coats and blazers, wide-legged trousers and pencil skirts. Stars covered dresses (where they provided glimpses of skin), cozy jumpers and trousers. Knot graphics snaked sinuously over dresses and separates while sailor trousers, double-breasted blazers and coats with brass buttons reinforced the nautical theme. Tops with extra long sleeves that extended past the models' hands were layered and emblazoned with simple drawings of boats or lighthouses.
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