Highlights from Milan Fashion Week
MILAN (AP) – Not just individual styles but the entire fashion process was under discussion at Milan Fashion Week this year. Counter to trends in New York and London, Italian industry executives underlined that, beyond a few capsule collections and a handful of runway teasers, there would be no rushing Milan’s designs from the runway into stores.
- A model walks the runway at the Antonio Marras fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- Models walk the runway at the Salvatore Ferragamo fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A model walks the runway at the Moschino fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 25, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- Clothes backstage at the Ermanno Scervino fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A model walks the runway during the Ermanno Scervino fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A model board backstage at the Ermanno Scervino fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A model walks the runway at the Moschino fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 25, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- Kendall Jenner walks the runway at the Bottega Veneta show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- A model is seen backstage ahead of the N21 show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 24, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- A model backstage at the Antonio Marras fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- Emporio Armani designs are displayed backstage during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 26, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- A model is seen backstage ahead of Emporio Armani show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 26, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- Models backstage at the Antonio Marras fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- Emporio Armani designs are displayed backstage during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 26, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid pose backstage ahead of the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 26, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- A model presents a creation for fashion house Leitmotiv as part of the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 27, 2016. (AFP Photo/Tiziana Fabi)
- Models present creations for fashion house Dolce Gabbana as part of the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 28, 2016. (AFP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace)
- A model walks the runway at the Salvatore Ferragamo fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A model walks the runway during the Ermanno Scervino fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 27, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A general view of the Bally Women’s Autumn Winter 2016 Presentation during Milan Fashion Week on February 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for Bally)
- A model is seen backstage ahead of Emporio Armani show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 26, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- A model gets ready backstage before the show for fashion house Versace during the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 26, 2016. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
- Guests arrive to attend the show for fashion house Blumarine as part of the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 27, 2016. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
- A model backstage at the Etro fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 26, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A model presents a creation for fashion house Ermanno Scervino as part of the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 27, 2016. (AFP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace)
- A model gets her makeup backstage before the show for fashion house Leitmotiv as part of the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 27, 2016. (AFP Photo/Tiziana Fabi)
- A model presents a creation for fashion house Marni as part of the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 28, 2016. (AFP Photo/Tiziana Fabi)
- A model walks the runway at the Giorgio Armani show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 29, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
- A model walks the runway at the Salvatore Ferragamo fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2016/17 on February 28, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
- A model present a creation for fashion house Anteprima during the Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 25, 2016. (AFP Photo/Tiziana )
- Models cast their shadows on the catwalk during the Ermanno Scervino women’s Fall-Winter 2016-2017 fashion show, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
- A model wears a creation for Diesel Black Gold women’s Fall-Winter 2016-2017 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
- Models wear creations for Giorgio Armani women’s Fall-Winter 2016-2017 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
- Twins models Fabrizio and Valerio Salvatori pose in the street during the Women Autumn / Winter 2016 Milan Fashion Week on February 26, 2016. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
- A model wears a creation for Moschino women’s Fall-Winter 2016-2017 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
- A model wears a creation part of the Dsquared2 women’s Fall-Winter 2016-2017 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno).
- A model wears a creation for Missoni women’s Fall-Winter 2016-2017 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
- A model wears a creation for Philipp Plein women’s Fall-Winter 2016-2017 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
If anything, the president of Italy’s National Fashion Chamber, Carlo Capasa, indicated a preference to slow down the arrival of these fall-winter fashions, sending them to the stores when the weather cooled, instead of in September.
“People want to buy in-season,” he said.
Those who want the real made-in-Italy deal have to wait, for the most part, six months until Milan’s latest trends, in all their well-researched and handcrafted glory, are on sale – a system that is not changing anytime soon.