Runway | AW14 Womens Milan Print Stories

Sportsmax, Les Copains, Alberto Farreti, Gabriele Colangelo, Alberto Farreti, Bottega Veneta

Dolce & Gabbana x 2, Emilio Pucci, Antonio Marras, Les Copains

Milan’s print stories bring a heavy dose of textures, with lots of innovative and dramatic takes. A folky fairytale story emerged at Dolce & Gabbana, creating a lovely old world charm with a dose of glamour. Stark angles and contrasts dominated Fausto Puglisi’s collection, with quite a raucous color story, but leave it to Bottega Veneta to take this direction into a sophisticated and unexpected realm, with leather inlays and sophisticated color. Japanese florals dominated at Blumarine and made a beautiful presence at Antonio Maras. And finally, we’re seeing a lot of patchworky designs but with organic shapes rather than squares.

-Claudia Brown

Fausto Puglisi x 2, Bottega Veneta x 2

Antonio Marras x 2, Blumarine x 2

Missoni, McQ, Missoni, Antonio Marras x2