From Milan fashion week the trends of next winter: belts and 50 shades of gray

The fashion houses that paraded this week in Milan have proposed trends to warm up next winter, but with style and elegance. The general mood is that of the “quiet luxury” for several seasons this part, and the brands have competed to offer essential garments made with quality materials.

Here are the main trends that emerged during the Milanese week.

Gray

The gray of the suits of American Gigolo was certainly on the blackboard of the trends of every design studio this season. And Giorgio Armani, who made the Famous dresses of Richard Gerehas once again shown its perfect mastery of this color in the parade it has Closed the Milanese fashion week Sunday 2 March.

Indeed, we should say “Graige “, literally invented by him, a wise mix of gray and beige, used also this year in all its shades and precious materials: jacquard silk, cashmere, organza. From jackets and fluid trousers to trousers sucking up to the final evening look of the collection, with intricate embroidery adorning airy clothes.

And Antonio Marras, Gray played a central role in the collection, in Prince of Wales, Tartan and tennis lines, Always worn in the spirit of both male and female tailoring. The same goes for Ferragamo, who made good use of gray in the large double -breasted coats worn on long silk dresses.

From Gucci, the gray was the color of the male complete, sometimes contemporary, sometimes seventies, As well as the classic female ensembles with small jackets and knee skirts. Of great impact, the tunic adherent to the whole figure with the double logo GG.

From Max Mara, the gray was faded for cardigan and large wool dresses. From MM6 Maison Margiela has taken on Verdognoti tones for the long Trech Matrix in the collection.

Put the belts

The belts are one key trend for the next season.

At the Max Mara fashion show, almost all the looks were equipped with belts, From coats and vests to long dresses and wool skirts, mini or long. Even from Emporio Armani the life point was marked, with Japanese -style OBI belts or velvet belts with geometric buckles. From Gucci, the emblematic clamp has been proposed in a metal belt.

Give prey, at small and thin belt marks life and creates unexpected volumes on coats oversize. From Tod’s and Ferragamo, the belts played an utilitarian role, allowing you to wear accessories: Pochette Discrete Da Tod’s, Oversize bags from Ferragamo. The wild world of Moschino has distorted the original purpose of the belt, using it to build structures that are partly crinoline and partly sm.

The trench in leather

The coat of next winter could be the trench in leather. By Roberto Cavalli, he made a strong impression in Total black with rigid leather belt. We saw it in Vermiglio, caramel and chocolate, in soft and enveloping skin, on the Tod’s catwalks. Fendi in Rome proposed a version with cognac leather shirt, with a retro flavor. Gucci proposed several variants, without belts, In refined shapes and animal prints, in old leather and beige.

And Dolce & Gabbana, The large leather coat worn with motorcyclist boots on a silk night shirt was in the spirit of the “Cool Girls” collection presented by the Sicilian duo.

Quilted

Like a desire to curl up in a cocoon, the coats, the jackets and sometimes the quilted skirts were very present on the Milanese catwalks.

Fendi, who this year celebrated his centenary with a collection applauded by Silvia Venturini Fendi, grandson of the founders, a quilted skirt and a small jacket in a hyper-structured golden ocher have united style and comfort. For Emporio Armani, the trend was revealed by short -strokes stone jackets with fish embellished with velvet details. Max Mara proposed a coat up to the feet with a belt. From Dolce & Gabbana, the quilted reverse of large leopard coats has maintained the theme of the season: the streetwear chic. From Moschino, the quilted tendency was taken literally and with the characteristic sense of humor of the maison: the models have worn Large stuffed blankets like coats and cushions like hats.