Milan Fashion Week's prominent looks reflect next spring's trends around exotic feelings, romantic attitudes, playful cuts and erotic silhouettes.&nbsp;

Milan Fashion Week gave us our first impressions of the spring/summer 2024 season; we decipher the emphasis in the prominent collections of the leading Italian fashion houses.&nbsp;

With its usual mastery of styling, Prada, this time, showcased its craft skills.
Prada, the owner of one of the most talked about catwalks with its success in designs and styling, focused primarily on handicrafts and technical details in its spring/summer collection. The Italian fashion giant did not hesitate to showcase its mastery of craftsmanship and frequently featured wide-shouldered jackets, high-waisted shorts and tight trousers.

The most memorable looks were the printed tassels used on floral shirts and the metal tassels used on skirts. In contrast, some designs using transparent shawls emphasized the collection's versatility. The contrasting relationship between the embellishments of the pieces, which are an ode to art, and the dynamic workwear looks reflect the idea that there are immutable rules in fashion.

Alberta Ferretti's quiet luxury attitude of versatile pieces
Alberta Ferretti shifted its focus to everyday life in its Spring 2024 collection with versatile pieces, including cottons, shirts, linen jumpsuits, shirt dresses and a chic bikini, highlighting functional elements that are more accessible and easy to combine.

The Italian fashion house, known for its mastery of draping and pleats, offered a refreshed perspective in this collection, with a perfect variety of signature chiffon dresses. Alberta Ferretti's collection demonstrated the brand's mastery of blending everyday wear with elegance and refinement.

Ferragamo Different themes &amp; different colours
While the collection, which reflects different themes and colours from Italian marble to the mixed materials of Arte Povera and the works of Agostino Brunias, is an indication that various sources of inspiration feed Maximilian Davis, the brand also gave the signs of its evolution towards a new direction in this collection.

While we appreciate Ferragamo's influence down to the finest details in the collection, it also turns into a remarkable whole with the combination of pieces that are a modern revision of Ferragamo's traditional spirit.

A modern revision of the style of the last decade: GCDS
GCDS, one of the most talked about shows with its original designs, came up with a spring collection inspired by Italian motifs and prom memories. The Giuliano and Giordano Calza touch felt in the collection with tightly knitted cardigans, branded uniforms taken from college fields, white suits with turtlenecks, GCDS monogrammed short pants, prehistoric-inspired vests and skirts combined the style of the past decade with a modern style.&nbsp;

Emphasizing effortless coolness, incredibly transparent tank tops, stoned shorts and asymmetrical tops gave the formula of modern elegance with their comfortable silhouettes. Pastel tones were prominent in the collection, especially the charm of ice blue, which found a place in many looks.

Versace catwalks dominated by the 90s aesthetic
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Although we can feel the return to the 90s in almost every collection, Versace is the fashion house that made the apparent comeback. Diving into the fashion house archives for the spring show, Donatella Versace said that the starting point was her brother Gianni's fall 1995 collection.&nbsp;

Inspired by her brother, Donatella adopted a new approach for the collection, keeping Versace's iconic silhouettes while adopting a lighter, looser and minimal approach. Interpreting the concept of "dressing chic" espoused by Gianni Versace, Donatella emphasized silk satin pyjamas, beaded suits and suit bikini bottoms, and faded jeans and denim jackets embellished with pearls and crystals, in contrast to the old show in the 90s, which usually featured evening dresses.

Blumarine combines erotic allure with divine splendour.
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Blumarine brought its sacred world to the runway for the spring/summer 2024 collection. The divine atmosphere with gigantic angel wings, the unique combination of white and gold, romantic designs and butterfly motifs reflected the Italian fashion house's originality. In contrast to the innocence of the butterflies, the collection's giant angel wings and designs combined with nudity symbolized an erotic appeal.&nbsp;

While reflecting the brand's overall aesthetic, Brognano took inspiration from the 2000s and emphasized body-hugging tulle dresses and tops, transparent corsets and skirts, capris, monochrome suits and low-waist golden yellow shining pants.

An exotic collection full of feathers true to Roberto Cavalli's hippie roots 
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Roberto Cavalli, who presented his Spring 2024 collection in an exotic island atmosphere amidst the greenery at the 'Italian Stock Exchange' in Milan, once again emphasized his signature themes of excess and freedom.&nbsp;
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The venue, decorated with Fausto Puglisi's designs and greenery, reflected the energetic and exuberant spirit of the collection. At the same time, feather patterns, decorations, and denim details found their place in the boldest designs. The collection balanced excess and elegance, referencing Cavalli's hippie roots.&nbsp;

Peter Hawkings preserved the Tom Ford legacy with references to 'Gucci by Tom Ford'.&nbsp;
The collection inevitably referenced 'Gucci by Tom Ford', one of the most iconic collections of the 90s, as we felt that Peter Hawkings brought a new and modern breath to Tom Ford. As Hawkings reflects his unique perspective, he also carries traces of his 25 years of experience under Tom Ford.&nbsp;

In addition to Ford's signature silhouettes, such as ultra mini shorts, shirts buttoned open to the navel, tulle dresses, and velvet suits, the brand's iconic sunglasses and gold belts were also frequently seen in the collection. Like many other collections during the fashion week, it was a mixed collection, bringing menswear and womenswear together in a closer universe.

Higlights From Milan Fashion Week SS24: From Prada to Tom Ford

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