The Leftovers: Milan Fashion Week SS14

In Milan, the trends often follow the lines that start in New York. Although there is a certain Italian flare that can be seen here or there, often nothing new is added to the conversation of the season. One could say that for Spring/Summer 2014 this held true. But there was something else mixed in, a vitality that was missing from New York and, to some extent, London. The dominant trends were still the dominant trends, but there was a joy that ran through it all.

The minimal mood continued unabated.

At Max Mara

At Gianfranco Ferré

At Prada

At Iceberg

At Tod's

At Costume National

As did the blacks.

At Bottega Veneta

At Gabriele Colangelo

At Sportmax

At Francesco Scognamiglio

At Dsquared²

At Dolce & Gabbana

The whites.

At Trussardi

At Iceberg

At Ports 1961

At Gabriele Colangelo

At Dsquared²

At Blumarine

And the two seen together.

At Jil Sander

At Costume National

At No. 21

At Sportmax

At Antonio Marras

At Jil Sander

At Fausto Puglisi

The crop tops that took a hiatus during the London collections reappeared in Milan.

At Jil Sander

At Alberta Ferretti

At Mother of Pearl

At Aquilano.Rimondi

But there were also shots of vibrant color that touched almost every collection.

At Trussardi

At Fendi

At Alberta Ferretti

At Dolce & Gabbana

At Marni

At Gianfranco Ferré

At Emilio Pucci

And maybe that was the source of the joy.


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The Leftovers: London Fashion Week SS14

This was another season in which London hewed closely to New York. It's always a bit of a surprise to see the major trends of the season feature so heavily in these collections instead of skipping lightly over the city and landing in Milan. But maybe the world is shrinking in new ways.

The London collections are rarely, if ever, what one would call minimal. And yet that very New York feeling made its way into many of the clothes that were presented across the pond.

At Osman

At Thomas Tait

At Joseph

At Richard Nicoll

At J JS Lee

At Lucas Nascimento

Most of the minimal looks continued to be found in the colors set to dominate next spring and summer.

The classic blacks.

At Lucas Nascimento

At Preen

At Vivienne Westwood Red Label

At Roksanda Ilincic

At Christopher Kane

At David Koma

At Antonio Berardi

And the clean whites.

At JW Anderson

At John Rocha

At L’Wren Scott

At Thomas Tait

At Christopher Kane

At Preen

At Peter Jensen

At Isa Arfen

And as before, the two were also mixed.

At Todd Lynn

At Paul Smith

At Antonio Berardi

At Zoe Jordan

At David Koma

At Joseph

But there are traits inherent in all of us that can't be hidden away. Although that seasonless, minimal mood thoroughly infiltrated the London collections, the prints and patterns couldn't be silenced. Most of these pieces reminded one that it is in fact spring that approaches. Florals were everywhere. And yes, the "florals for spring" idea is often overdone and stale.

At Markus Lupfer

At Mulberry

At Michael van der Ham

At Christopher Kane

At Preen

At Matthew Williamson

At Mary Katrantzou

At Tata Naka

But as is often case in London, there was only freshness.


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