Dispatch from Milan: Jil Sander and Max Mara go pop!
POP goes Milan! Shock waves of jolting colour have electrified Milan Fashion Week!
The Jil Sander show on Saturday was an explosion of color and volume and is sure to go down as one of the most important shows of the season. Starting with simple white tees paired with flourescent maxi skirts, the mind-blowing DayGlo combos just kept on coming! Couture silhouettes from the ’50s and ’60s mixed with tailoring and sport-utility touches. Love the fluorescent soles on neutral pumps, the stripes and flouro-florals, and bright nylon shopping bags. Simple, saturated and strong!
Max Mara also played with megawatt brights in a sharp minimal collection. Boxy tops in white, magenta, orange and yellow, and neon skinny flares were juicy-fruit fresh and packed a high-voltage punch.
It used to be you could grab a photo or two of a model or a fashionably-dressed editor right after a show. Now, not so much. Photo bloggers and street shooters line the sidewalk ten deep, all eager to cash in. After the Pucci show, Canadian blogger boy wonder Tommy Ton tells me at dinner that he can take a staggering 1,000 street style shots per day, just to find 10 to submit to Style.com.
Speaking of Pucci, designer Peter Dundas went the boho world traveller route by way of the Greek isles, and all I can say is I wanna be a Pucci girl living in a Pucci world! Or at least grab a pair of the knee-high rust suede open-toe lace-up boots and sun-baked tan high-heel sandals he showed with the sea blue and white flowy printed caftans. Equally desirable were embroidered lace-front tunics–some with mirrored bits–suede bell bottoms, skinny blazers, crochet cut-out maillots and fabric bags with that just-picked-it-up-at-the-bazaar feel. Toss on a head scarf, some fringe, a tie-dye poor boy and a python print or two and you get the postcard picture.
See a gallery of looks from Jil Sander, Max Mara and Emilio Pucci»
