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Milan Day Six: Silvana Armani’s Evolution

At Giorgio Armani, designer Silvana is bringing her less idealised, more graphic touch to the brand without changing its essence, Angelo Flaccavento writes.

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Milan Day Five: The Shape of Identity

Louise Trotter’s Bottega Veneta was lighter and more clearly expressed the designer’s signature. Also: Angelo Flaccavento reports on Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana and Act No. 1.

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Has Demna Solved Gucci’s Identity Crisis?

For the last twelve months, the designer has played therapist to the brand’s ‘multiple personality disorder.’ This latest session for Spring/Summer 2027 was a breakthrough.

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Milan Day Four: Fashion for the People

Gucci, Moschino, Tod’s, Institution and The Attico each offered their vision of fashion for the people as commercial pressures put the customer squarely in focus, Angelo Flaccavento writes.

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Luxury

Edward Buchanan Opens New Creative Hub in Milan

A new space called The Situation will host exhibitions and residencies and provide resources to Black, queer and other under-represented creatives.

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Milan Day Three: Reality Bites Back

Marni toughened up, Max Mara leaned into pragmatism and Cavalli mined its past glory on a day when clothes, not spectacle, reclaimed the fashion week conversation, Angelo Flaccavento writes.

Beauty

What Does Italian Beauty Have To Prove?

At Milan Beauty Week, one of the world’s cosmetic manufacturing hubs demonstrated why ‘Made in Italy’ still matters with a new urgency.

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Milan Day Two: The Dialogue Between Designer and Brand

Simone Bellotti brought a whisper of sedition to Jil Sander, while Maria Grazia Chiuri negotiated between Fendi’s vocabulary and her own.

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Sustainability

Has Fashion Fixed Its Italian Supply Chain Problems?

Luxury’s biggest brands have tightened supplier oversight since a sweatshops scandal threatened to taint their reputations, but critics say compliance efforts have stalled and little has been done to tackle the systemic issues that enable labour exploitation.

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Milan Day One: Fashion Formulas Put to the Test

The Milan shows kicked off with 63 skirts at Prada and Glenn Martens’ greatest hits at Diesel, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

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Vogue World Milan Aims to Turn Fashion Spectacle Into Big Business

Condé Nast is leaning into livestreamed events underwritten by fashion-adjacent sponsors as it looks to move its media brands into the digital age.

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Demna’s Gucci Back Under the Microscope at Milan Fashion Week

A year after the designer’s debut, his third runway show for the Italian fashion house will offer an update on his creative revamp — and clues about how well it is working. Plus, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Moschino and more at Milan Fashion Week.