MILAN FASHION WEEK (FALL 2022)

Milan fashion week 2022. It has very much fed me like no other fashion week so there’s a lot to unpack this Miuse View which I thoroughly enjoyed writing about.

Enjoy!

Diesel by Glenn Martens fw22

Glenn Martens, the man that can do it all. From his latest collection for Y-project this Paris fashion week to his debut couture collection for Jean Paul Gaultier and now his absolutely stunning fall ready to wear show for Diesel which includes 70 looks total. Glenn Martens has proven you can be a creative director of many fashion houses and execute it beautifully and tastefully. This entire season Martens has been eating up the runways with spectacular looks. It's almost unreal. If there is anything I take from these past seasons, it’s that Glenn Martens is an overachiever and has proven you can in fact be a creative director for other houses and still pull off each show you produce without sacrificing one brena soft the other.

Diesel’s latest Fall/ Winter 2022 collection is the comeback of wildly fun and creative. Miu Miu has the micro mini skirts down pace but Diese prefers the extra large belted skirt which is chef's kiss. With the return of the Y2K movement and the actual looks themselves being pop, edgy and youthful, Martens is reclaiming that momentum with Diesel once had which in turn I believe will make the brands revival even more special.

The upcycled layered binding and the distressing of deadstick Diesel T-shirt jerseys into the fraying and fragmenting of the ling skirts and oversized jeans and pants was also something more within this collection. I also loved the extraterrestrial aspect of the looks. As each of the models walked down they were covers entirely in body paint that belted seamlessly into the clothes which I thought was absolutely insane but creative. It felt very refreshing to see Martens work and his vision come alive within Diesel. Even down to the set design and having massive inflatable dolls posed in provocative ways. It felt like a call back to the early 2000s and how alternative that era was, even down to the first look of the show which was a tiny denim bra top with distressed faded jeans.

Martens can do denim like no other and I especially loved the different experimentations that was done with it and how it is somewhat of a full circle moment as Diesel has always been synonymous with denim.

Another thing that I especially loved was the use of the Diesel logo. From the duffle bag and logo embroidered belted skirts and pants, the comeback of Diesel is going to be strong this time around. And I honestly am trying to get my hands on anything Diesel as I know it will be the IT brand this year.

Bottega Veneta fw22

With the departure of Daniel Lee at the height of Bottega’s stardom I was wondering who they would chose for the next head of creative director for the house and with the news that it would be Mattheiu Blazy I immediately began to research about him and his background which consist of working for RAF Simmons as menswear designer and designing the ‘artisanal’ line for Madison Martin Margiela women’s ready to wear show. Blazy’s work is absolutely great so I was very excited to see what he would do as the creative dires for Bottega.

Being that this is the debut collection for Matthieu Blazy for Bottega I was very excited to see what he would debut and he did not disappoint. As each of the looks went down the runway it gradually became even more extravagant which I do appreciate. The white tank top and jeans in look one was simple however learning that the jeans are in fact leather blew my mind and I still can’t fathom just how as I’m writing this. The collection itself felt like a node to the fashion house and it’s house codes. From the woven bags, boots, pants and tailoring it was absolutely stunning. With this latest fall ready to wear 2022 collection there is this theme of simplicity while still being luxurious. The clothes are identifiable without the need of having an expiration date.

Prada fw22

Coming off their spectacular menswear show I was very excited to see Prada bring that into this collection. With it’s beautifully made coats and jackets Prada can do no wrong. Additionally, I loved the ribbed sweaters paired with the skirts, it was rather simple but I think that’s what made the clothes look great. The coats that looked as if they were a men’s coat decorated on the upper arms with faux fur was probably my favorite thing about this collection. The coats themselves reminded me of the 90s and with them looking so manly while being worn by a woman it was very nice to see that juxtaposition of feminine and masculine. I felt that the jackets themselves conveyed strength which is what women absolutely possess.

Versace fw22

Donatella Versace, the woman can do no wrong. This fall 2022 collection by Versace is powerful, sexy, and everything that a woman embodies, strength.

Blumarine fw22

Blumarine, coming off their spring 2022 Y2K aesthetic I was really looking forward to what Blumarine was going to do next. Looking at their pre fall 2022 collection, which I loved, I was wondering if Blumarine would stick to their Y2K, pop aesthetic or take a different route. And with this fall 2022 collection Nicola Brognano did just that.

Blumarine, fall 2022 is very dark and sultry. Unlike these couple collections this fall 2022 collection is more femme and sexy rather than that cutesy, early 2000s pop. I think with this collection Nicola truly commands a different aura which is more strong and sexy.

Many of the looks in this collection are black, red, purple, tan, with hints of pink that bring that girly pretty side of Blumarine which many are familiar with. Instead this collection is more vamp which I love. It’s more bold and alluring which I think compasses the brand very well in which the path they are going in.

The Blumarine girl is now a woman.

Jill Sander fw22

I really appreciated this collection. It was very sophisticated with the wool skirts and well tailored suits. I felt like a grown woman who was looking for a well tailored suit to wear to work. One of the many things that I absolutely loved from this collection was the hour glass shaped jackets. The jackets sculpted the body so well and with the sort peeking through underneath it was chef's kiss. I also loved that they paired these looks with the Chelsea boot, I felt it made the looks more toned down which I myself like to do so it was very pleasing to my eyes.

This collection overall was the perfect way to approach black tie in a very grown up way which I myself felt like when watching the show so kudos to the Jill Sander team.

GCDS fw22

I love anything GCDS, for me they have always been that brand-like Area where I can love the playfulness of the clothes while still being wowed by them and this GCDS fall 2022 collection is just that. This collection was very extravagant but random at times which I loved as I felt it encompasses the brand very well. I have to say my favorite look out of the collection may just be look six. Everything about the look was very pleasing for me and some may differ but I will stan.