Pairs, parties and Paris Hilton: what went down at Milan Fashion Week

For SS23, the famed double-F logo, first introduced to the label by Lagerfeld in 2000, can be found as hardware on silk utilitarian trousers and reworked ’90s Fendi staples. This is what reincarnation looks like when it’s done right. 

At Prada, minimalism served as muse. The design duo dream team of Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons took a subversive approach to modern luxury. Raw edged silk skirts, boxy tailoring and buttoned-down grey jumpsuits were the order of the day, imbuing a confident, unfussy elegance.

‘Life and humanity crafts the clothes – not superficial embellishment, but traces of living, leaving marks. This idea of clothes shaped by humanity excites us,’ explained Prada in a prepared statement. ‘More than any other collection, this one is filled with different views… different bodies of work, within a single body of work – shifting between disparate form languages,’ Simons added.

But for Giorgio Armani, there’s only ever been one person he designs for. She’s not a woman who dresses according to trends, but one who embraces the longevity and endurance of timeless chic. ‘Elegance is not about being noticed, it’s about being remembered,’ the designer once said. 

This season, his commitment to eternal grace continued. Sumptuous silk tailoring in muted hues opened the show before erupting into a sea of bold blues, making way for a fabulous finale of layered tulle ensembles, delicately bedecked with intricate crystals and beaded floral adornments. A collection that all of the aforementioned icons could get behind.