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As summer time units in, the biannual spherical of males’s trend exhibits begins as we speak in Milan. Here, over the following 4 days, designers will current their imaginative and prescient for what they suppose folks can be sporting subsequent spring.
Sure to be among the many highlights are common heavy hitters equivalent to Prada, Giorgio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana, which usually draw a star-studded crowd to elaborate venues. After all, there seems to be no scarcity of medieval castles and luxurious courtyards within the metropolis, the place manufacturers can stage their exhibits.
Some labels are additionally newly becoming a member of the Milan present schedule. British menswear stalwart Paul Smith, which usually exhibits in Paris, will make its Milan debut, following a particular runway final summer time on the Florence tradeshow Pitti Uomo. Fresh off staging its first-ever bridal catwalk in Barcelona in May, Vivienne Westwood will current its newest menswear designs in Milan (since 2017, the label has usually staged a co-ed present in Paris that includes each males’s and ladies’s seems).
Emirati trend model Qasimi and Japanese label Setchu are additionally becoming a member of the lineup, the latter of which — led by a designer with a love for fishing — introduced a particular assortment at Pitti Uomo, in January, that was warmly acquired by editors and different attendees. Elsewhere, up-and-coming British designer Saul Nash, who has develop into recognized for his activewear items, will stage a present in Milan for the second time (his first came about firstly of this 12 months).
Notably absent from the occasion are Gucci, Fendi and Zegna, three pillars of Italian luxurious. Gucci has been with no designer since February; it has but to be introduced when new, incoming creative director, Demna, will unveil his first assortment for the model. Fendi — whose menswear collections are designed by Silvia Venturini Fendi, a third-generation member of the Fendi household — can also be taking a step again this season. The model didn’t clarify why. Meanwhile, Italian home Zegna determined to stage a present in Dubai as an alternative earlier this month.
Brunello Cucinelli, Brioni and Tod’s are eschewing a runway format in favor of an intimate presentation. DSquared2 — based and designed by similar twin brothers — can also be shunning its typical high-octane party-style catwalk (in February the label marked its thirtieth anniversary with a efficiency from the Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer Doechii) and can as an alternative stage an occasion. Of what magnitude, we can have to wait and see.