Milan Fashion Week: The Best Moments On and Off the Catwalk

Hot off the heels of New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week, now it's Milan's turn to show off with autumn/winter 22 collection by Italian powerhouses such as Prada, Fendi, Max Mara and Gucci.

Here's everything you've missed so far, and keep scrolling for all our favourite looks, straight off the runway.

Versace

The Versace woman is sexy and seductive for AW22, with a penchant for bold hues and bleached eyebrows. 'Our cast of Versace Women for Fall-Winter 2022 is exciting. Girls like Avanti, Anyier and Tilly perfectly represent a Versace with new generation attitude and they champion diversity. They embody the energy running through the collection and the looks built on contrast and tension—like an elastic band pulled tight and about to snap-back with a build-up of energy. That feeling is just irresistible to me. It opens new possibilities and makes things happen', declares Donatella Versace.

Gucci

Alessandro Michele's collection was inspired by 13th century Vincent de Beauvais’ Speculum majus, in which he endorsed the mirror as an essential knowledge instrument, one which made possible to reach a transparent and exact comprehension of reality. 'I’ve always been averse to the myth of the exact vision that inevitably ends up in freezing the immaginific power of the world. For this reason, I wanted to restore another feature of the mirror. That is, building aberrations, enchantments, ghosts. I’m thinking about the magical mirrors described in the catoptrics treatises of the 1600s: mirrors set into precious wunderkammer, that behave like machines of expansion and transfiguration of reality. In these theatrical machines, the weirdness of the optical,' he said.

Prada

Miuccia Prada redefined the ultimate classic wardrobe pieces for the modern women with her AW22 collection. Think the tailored coat, the bomber jacket, the shirt, the vest top, the knit and pencil skirt, all re-imagined with that Prada flair we've come to adore: with sequins, sheer fabrics, faux fur, loud prints and oversized silhouettes.

Fendi

For Autumn/Winter 2022, Kim Jones refracts two iconic FENDI collections through a distinctly contemporary lens, reconfiguring the past for today and considering the house’s signatures with a fresh perspective.

Inspired by Delfina Delettrez walking into the Roman headquarters dressed in a printed blouse stolen from her mother’s wardrobe, Jones excavated the house’s history to rediscover Spring/Summer 1986: a celebration of Karl Lagerfeld’s love for the artistic movement. 'The best place to explore the FENDI archives is through the Fendi wardrobes. And these are collections which, although they come from the past, feel very now,' notes Jones.

Reworking and pairing the geometric prints and sartorial styling of 1986 with the diaphanous lightness of Autumn/Winter 2000, what emerges is a diametric exploration of strength and of softness – a runway of powerful women in beautiful clothes. 'It’s a wardrobe designed for every aspect of a woman’s life, for every generation,' Jones says.

Max Mara

Max Mara's autumn/winter collection was all about playful contrasts and textures. Think caramel-hued boucle maxi skirts and matching coats, bright red puffer trousers, yellow hooded tops and plenty of the camel coats we've come to expect from the lavel.

Alberta Ferretti

A feminine party collection if we ever saw one. Dresses adorned with hundreds of fractured mirror pieces, purple lame pleated gowns, silver separates and glitter as far as the eye could see. For AW22, the Alberta Ferretti woman is back, and she means business.

Roberto Cavalli

Fausto Puglisi's first collection for Roberto Cavalli was a wild and sexy one. A strategically-place strap here, a sheer detail there, and plenty of animal print adorned both oversized tailored silhouettes and micro dresses. What a way to make an entrance.

Scroll down to see more of the beautiful looks to come out of the Milan Fashion Week AW22 shows.

Bottega Veneta AW22

Dolce & Gabbana AW22

Dolce & Gabbana AW22

Sportmax AW22

“Dial ‘S’ for...” is a hotline to the Seduction and Sensuality of powerful, body conscious, erotic Silhouettes that transcend all and any clicheěs. The Sportmax Fall-Winter 2022 collection is a manifesto of empowerment and a sartorial deconstruction of deeply-engrained fetishist ideals of the femme fatale. By reconfiguring archetypes such as Lilith, the primordial “she demon” and first wife of Adam; Kim Novak, the Hitchcockian muse of Vertigo; Catherine Deneuve, the female predator of The Hunger; the retro-futuristic portrayal of Sean Young in the Blade Runner and the legacy of pin-up cartoon character Jessica Rabbit, in Who framed Roger Rabbit, new sex symbols are born.

Sportmax AW22

Etro AW22

Behaviour and habits are not a given, but a change in relation to the moment and the environment. This season Veronica Etro brings the Etro ethos in contact with the elements: the concrete jungle and the wild landscape, without distinctions. It is the idea of getting involved that matters: breaking the pattern, leaving the room, facing what is outside, cultivating spirit and awareness.

Etro AW22

Gucci AW22

Versace AW22

Jil Sander AW22

In their five years as creative directors at Jil Sander, Lucie and Luke Meier have proven an unconditional dedication to rigorous design and tailoring, to craftsmanship and the use of innovative materials, establishing the brand as a pillar of modernity and sophistication. A clear-cut approach that is particularly evident in their new proposal, a sharp collection with an overarching feeling of elegance. Confidence: the voice of a woman with inner strength and conviction. Every garment has the dignity and subtlety of couture, in fabrics and construction, and the vitality of the shifts between our need to glow and connect, the reality of our daily lives and our desire to play and change.

Jil Sander AW22

Ports 1961 AW22

Salvatore Ferragamo AW22

In the heart of Milan’s Piazza Duomo, Salvatore Ferragamo debuts its Autumn/Winter 2022 collection. In an immersive setting, inspired by sculpting light artworks, the brand presents its new men’s and women’s accessories and ready-to-wear collection. Womenswear pieces feature dramatic ruffles, an evening wear staple, but expressed in versatile knit. A traditional evening wear shape is interpreted unconventionally in supple strips of shaved by-product shearling. A knit bodysuit, inherently simple, is worn underneath a bonded leather mini skirt. A trench incorporates a wrap belt and wrap scarf into its structure to create a versatile garment wearable in multiple ways.

Salvatore Ferragamo AW22

Marni AW22

Marni Fall/Winter 2022 Vol.2 - Collection notes. A collection about courage, time and feelings, condensed in objects of affection that are kept, cherished, mended. Objects that are like an identity card for each of the protagonists of the show: talismans to which their courage is attached.

Marni AW22

Dsquared2 AW22

The bohemian travellers of the Fall Winter 2022 collection are on a spiritual path to explore places unseen. After years of staying at home, gazing at the world outside with wanderlust, they travel with intentions of peace and love. They want their global community to live in harmony and they dress with the same attitude.

Dsquared2 AW22

Emporio Armani AW22

Missoni AW22

Etro AW22

Moschino AW22

EMPORIO ARMANI AW22

IN FASHION, THE WORD “GLAMOUR” HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH SPARKLE, SEDUCTION AND ALLURE. IN KEEPING WITH THE ARMANI MINDSET, THIS COLLECTION TAKES THE IDEA OF GLAMOUR BACK TO ITS ROOTS: PERSONAL CHARM. AND IT DOES SO THE EMPORIO WAY: PLAYING WITH AN ELECTRIC EQUILIBRIUM OF CONTRASTS, ACCENTUATED BY THE USE OF BRIGHT COLOURS FOR WOMENSWEAR AND A GREY BACKDROP FOR MENSWEAR.

EMPORIO ARMANI AW22

Casadei AW22

From the timeless Blade heel, which turns ten this year, to the bold, chic flatform. The Fall Winter 22-23 collection merges D’Annunzio charm with a new power look, embracing sophisticated glitter with graceful details. Casadei continues to speak to the women of today, both brave and daring, they are the protagonists of the future.

Bally AW22

For the Autumn/Winter 2022 season, Bally returns ideas of timeless design while pushing boundaries through intelligent craftsmanship, evolving the modern wardrobe. The hand, literally and figuratively, is at the centre of the experience, expressed through legacy artisanship and natural materials. Echoed across a tactile journey, supple leather ready-to-wear commingles with woven and crocheted accessories, sensual bombé-edged footwear, ribbed suede accents and soft hair calf styles.

Bally AW22

Prada AW22

FENDI AW22

Max Mara AW2

Roberto Cavalli AW22

Alberta Ferretti AW22

TOD'S AW22

Italian landscapes, recollections in a continuous evolution. The pursuit of Italian style and beauty found in monuments and digital squares, transform and blend into a virtual universe. Italian heritage reverberates in this collection’s aesthetic research, examining Italy’s culture, highlighting tradition that has always been rooted in the mission of Tod’s. Tod’s Creative Director, Walter Chiapponi, reimagines icons of Italian beauty, transforming them into modern, versatile objects for everyday use, characterized by a refined and unique sense of quality. Like the famous Di Bag in natural leather, which has now been deconstructed and transformed into a multifunctional handbag expertly crafted from soft, sensual leathers.

Ferrari AW22

Designed by Creative Director Rocco Iannone, the collection of clothes and accessories takes the personalities and passions of the women and men playing leading roles in today’s changing aesthetics, society and culture and transforms them into everyday attitudes of daywear and evening wear. The garment silhouettes are slim yet not minimal and see tailoring and natural materials teamed with the latest technological research. A collection of dresses, coats, jackets, trousers, shirts, knitwear, and accessories designed and studied to contaminate occasions of wear and to transcend the boundaries until now assigned to the female and male wardrobe.

Ferrari AW22

Penny Goldstone is the Contributing Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK. She writes about catwalk trends and the latest high street and Instagram sartorial must-haves. She also helms the Women Who Win franchise.

She has worked in fashion for over 10 years, contributing to publications such as Cosmopolitan, Red, Good Housekeeping, and Stylist.