You've got to love Jeremy Scott! One season it was McDonald's mania, the next Barbie girl heaven, then the Looney Tunes came to town, and now for spring 2016, Moschino have gone all road sign crazy. From the amazing catwalk which featured fluorescent cones, stop signs, arrows, construction sight posts and much more, to the 'caution' emblazoned dresses and the brightly coloured outfits, which matched those seen on the highway code. Orange and yellow neon dresses were outrageously fun as were the hard hats usually worn by builders, but given a glam twist with netting covering the eyes. And then came the car wash! Bubbles and all. It was such a good show, full of loud and proud prints, pop art references and comical irony at the crazy world that is fashion.
Prada
You never know with Miuucia Prada. She is the queen of ugly fashion (in a good way) and her trend setting catwalk shows are always the pinnacle of Milan Fashion Week. This show was no different. It was classic Prada, all boxy jackets with the big buttons, statement earrings which were so long they sat on the models' shoulders, skirt and coat combos and of course classic dresses embellished with jewels and funky fur pieces. There was plenty of stripes in clashing colours while shapes tended to be very feminine. Prada is one of those designers whose clothes really should not go together but do. And only Miuccia can achieve that. Another great Prada collection.
I was surprised with this collection from Italian giants MaxMara. It was so cool, young and fun compared to the serious 1950's mood seen at their last show. I loved all the stripes, the cool quiffs the girls rocked with their hair, the bright eye make-up and the overall relaxed Milano vibe of the collection. Being MaxMara there were some coats for spring/summer, but these tended to be quite light and airy white, waist cinched in and large lapels adding detail. I have to say I do prefer the more lady like glam of last season, but this was something cool and different.
Emilio Pucci
I miss Peter Dundas, the previous creative director of Pucci who is now at Roberto Cavalli. But fashion is an industry which is always changing so I guess I'll just have to get used to this new generation of Pucci. It's fair to say that this shift is very, very different to the romantic, gypsy spirit of Dundas. Sleek, modern lines were everywhere in this collection, with stripes being a firm fixture, something that Prada and MaxMara also focused on for spring 16. Materials were loose and flowed beautifully while the layering and draping of the fabric was light and lovely. Colour combinations were exciting, with bottle green, navy blue, white and bright orange all twisted together well as were the geek sheek sunglasses in an array of colours.
Fendi
Stylish, sophisticated, glamourous and so Italian, I loved this Fendi show starting with the first shocking pink look worn by Edie Campbell. It was beautifully constructed and very chic, with puffy white cotton shirts tucked into sleek midi skirts and khaki coloured fur coats baring the legs. It was soft with all the lovely light colours but also had a toughness to it, with hard black leather looks shown towards the end of the collection. The styling was incredible, you could clearly imagine yourself in each and every outfit, while the funky sandals were definitely on most peoples 'want it now' list.
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