Jezebel: Milan

Armani Is Black & White & Sharp All Over

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:40:00 EDT

When you think "Giorgio Armani," do you think high contrast black and white? Do you think giant flower corsages? Do you think 1920s cloches and boaters? No? Well that's what he presented in Milan yesterday as part of his spring 2012 collection. Theere was an absence of color, but the clothes were super crisp, very fresh and totally sharp. More »

Alberta Ferretti's Mod Squad

Sadie Stein — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST

Today's collection was classic Alberta Ferretti: floaty and feminine and romantic — well, with a dash of mod. More »

Italians Protest Berlusconi With Panties And Bunga Bunga Balloons

Anna North — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:10:00 EST

The latest allegations against Silvio Berlusconi have spawned a number of protests — including one in which women will apparently throw their undergarments at his house. More »

Prada Spring 2011: For The Lorax-Loving Dr. Seuss Enthusiast In You

Margaret Hartmann & Dodai Stewart — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:20:00 EDT

If you like your fashion full of color and whimsy (looking at you, Mondo from Project Runway) then you'll dig the duds Prada showed in Milan today. Grab your favorite star-bellied Sneetch and check out the gallery! More »

Fendi's Shoes Are Not Made For Walking

Margaret Hartmann, Sadie Stein — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:55:00 EDT

So what did the Kaiser give us? Color, sophistication, and some really odd suiting. Naturally, this being Fendi, shoes and bags were kind of the stars. For good and bad... More »

Gucci's "Intellectual" "Exotic" "Tribe" Mentality

Sadie Stein — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:07:00 EDT

Frida Giannini, Gucci's creative director, described the Spring collection as being for "modern amazons; an intellectual tribe of exotic women, seen through an urban lens." What this translates to, apparently, is "tribal" detailing, equestrian styles, and lots of color. More »

Waiting In The Wings

Anna Holmes — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:10:00 EDT

[Milan, May 3. Image via Getty]

Versace Throws A Glam Rave

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:30:00 EST

For Fall 2010, Donatella wants you to get ouuuut… and go dancing to Italo Disco. Acid bright gowns for the bold, chain-smoking, male model-collecting diva in you, after the jump. More »

The Tough Get Going At Ferré

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST

Gianfranco Ferré died in 2007, but his label — where the clothes are strong, architectural and never trendy — lives on. Fall 2010 at Ferré is clearly for the tough-as-nails, bad-ass Alpha Woman: Nothing delicate or flowery here! More »

Rock & Roll Will Never Die At Blumarine

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:30:00 EST

The Blumarine fall 2010 show in Milan today was black and white and fringed all over. Hello '80s, hello zebra, hello mullet dress! More »

Alberta Ferretti's Bad Romance

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST

At best, the Ferretti show in Milan today was beribboned and romantic. At worst, it was somber, bedraggled and a little old. More »

Diamonds & Girls

Anna Holmes — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:10:00 EST

[Milan, February 24. Image via Getty]

You've Got Mail

Anna Holmes — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:10:00 EST

[Milan, February 25. Image via Getty]

At A Snail's Pace

Anna Holmes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:10:00 EST

[Milan, November 19. Image via Getty.]

Will Milan Fashion Week Be Colorless -- Again?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:20:00 EST

Last July, the "all black" issue of Italian Vogue hit newsstands, but as Milan Fashion Week kicks off this week, it's a "whiteout," says Guy Trebay of The New York Times. More »

At Fashion Week In Milan, Prada Was A Real Problem

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT

New York Fashion Week is over, but Fashion Week in Milan has just gotten underway. Yesterday, the biggest of the biggies, Prada, showed on a runway painted with fish. Those little suckers must have been slippery — or perhaps the unwieldy, chunky, wooden platform shoes were a poor choice? — because several models tumbled. And, horrors: Anna Wintour was there to witness the debacle. The New York Times has video of the end of the show — one model's ankles wobble so much, so hard, she gives up, turns around and heads backstage instead of doing the final walk. Additionally, one model Miuccia Prada sent down the runway in a cropped burgundy sweater was so thin that her ribcage is all you really notice. It's as though her bones are on display. As if all this were not bad enough: The clothes sucked. More »

Jennifer Lopez Wears Flats… In Italy

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:10:00 EDT

On The Runways Of Milan, Color Just Wasn't Considered Chic

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST

We've been continuing to count models of color as the fall 2008 designer collections are shown around the globe, and although things were not good in New York and London, Milan was the worst so far. The runways were overwhelmingly white. (That's the Gucci lineup, at left.) Our own Maria-Mercedes Lara ran the numbers: Of thirty-seven runway shows, there 1,084 opportunities to send out a model. Asian models walked 28 times, Latina models walked 17 times, and black models walked 14 times. Keep in mind we're counting instances of models on a runway and not the models themselves; Jourdan Dunn and Chanel Iman, for example, were in more than one show. What's really interesting is how many shows by big-name Italian designers had absolutely zero diversity. (Keep that in mind the next time you consider buying a Fendi purse or anything by Jil Sander!) Some examples, and percentage breakdowns, after the jump. More »

New York? Yawn. Milan? As if. You see, the...

Jennifer — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:15:45 EDT

New York? Yawn. Milan? As if. You see, the trendsetters, as reported by trendsetter bible Newsweek are looking beyond the four fashion capitals for new trends to Shanghai, Istanbul, Antwerp and Chicago. Ask anyone who thinks he's cooler than the people who think they're cooler than everyone: London is dead and Biloxi is the next Sixth Borough. [Newsweek] More »