Milan street style MFW
Key trends
- Military influences seen on jackets and trousers
- Leopard print
- longer-length skirts and layering
Military-inspired
- Military influences can be seen predominantly on jackets, coats and trousers
- Khaki green reinforces the look
- Cargo pants with military pockets
Leather update
- Leather jackets continue to be a key garment on the Milan streets
- Styles are not as structured as in previous seasons
- Leather pencil skirts and T-shirts are key pieces to watch for
Heritage fabrications
- Heritage checks look relevant again
- Traditional dogtooths in monochrome colours
- Tweeds in autumnal hues
Cropped trousers
- Ankle-grazing trousers make for a quirky look
- Gives an edge to womesnwear tailoring
- Knife pleats and kick flares hark back to the 70s
Peg trousers
- Tapered-peg trousers continue to inspire in Milan
- Volume on top and tight-fit ankles
- The style looks fresh again in pastel pink and jersey fabrics
Turn up and tapered
- Turned-up ankles lend a casual edge to tailored trousers
- The style looks even more directional when there is added volume in the leg
- Reinforces the masculine vibe seen on the street
Shorts
- Shorts made a small but significant appearance on the streets
- Mid-thigh lengths are popular an chic
- Tweeds and leather reinforce the country-casuals look
Longer-length skirts
- A move towards a floor-length skirt silhouette
- Straight-up-and-down lean styles
- The kilt looks great in this length
Shirts
- Crisp shirts look great with slim-fit trousers
- Buttoned up to the neck
- Bright whites and city blues are most popular
Leopard print
- Still the print of choice in Milan
- Most popular on dresses and worn by women of all ages
- Updated in new colourways like green and black and bleached-out white
Print
- Vintage-style prints are popular
- Florals and 70s abstract prints look great
- Printed trousers reinforce the underlying 70s vibe seen on the street and catwalk
Layered
- A new key trend emerging on the street
- Layered jersey and outwear make for an individual and intersting look
- Layers of black look most directional on the streets of Milan
Key trends- Classic camel coats
- All shades of grey
- Shaggy and vintage fur coats
Tonal coats
- Tonal hues of camel and fawn
- Heavy wool coats are worn in classic knee-length styles
- Newer silhouettes are cocoon and military
Double-breasted coats
- Classic double-breasted styles give a womanly silhouette to coats
- Waists are nipped in and belted
- Shorter styles give a retro edge to classic shapes
Capes
- The cape is the biggest emerging trend both on and off the catwalks
- Most directional looking are poncho styles aand oversized blanket shapes in heavy wool fabrications
- Checks and Aran knits lend a heritage look
Blazer updates
- Blazer updates are out in force on the streets of Milan
- A great transseasonal jacket, this season's blazer has a masculine edge to it
- Double-breasted naval styles also look directional going forward
Vintage-style fur
- Fur is always a popular choice on the streets of wintry Milan
- This season, vintage-style furs looked directional
- Glossy black astrakhan and fawn brown and grey were the colours of choice
Wild things
- Wild, shaggy furs and knits
- Bright colours reinforce the fake-fur look
- Cropped styles look more crazy and youthful
Fur gilets
- The transseasonal way to wear fur, gilets are more popular than ever this season
- Longer-length styles look great
- Belted in styles are popular
- Great for the layering trend
Fur panels
- Fur is applied to sleeves and pockets for a panelling effect
- Black on black looks chic
Greys
- Grey in all its shades is the most popular colour on the streets of Milan
- The colour is applied to everything from outerwear to trousers and tops
- Head-to-toe grey looks most stylish and directional
Hints of colour
- In among the sea of black and grey, hints of pastels and pops of brights can be seen
- Layers of pastels look gorgeous
- Primary brights lend a retro edge to jackets and coats
Denim
- Skinny jeans continue to be popular with the fashion crowd, though some are trying out looser-fit styles
- Distressed and greyed-off denim looks chic
- Double denim looks directional
Credits: WGSN.com
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