Milan fashion week: Prada goes for retro autumn/winter glamour

Prada avoids cliche with satin dresses, see-through slips, gold coats and skyscraper heels that evoke 1920s Berlin

Why black models are rarely in fashion

The women we see on the cover of magazines and striding down catwalks are still overwhelmingly white, but the fashion industry needs to wake up to the diversity of its customers

Giorgio Armani’s Milan fashion week collection: spare and consistent

The elder statesman of Italian fashion delivers a collection that continues the Armani agenda of ‘non-ostentatious elegance’

Gucci in demure, muted, mood for autumn/winter 2014 Milan show

Low-heeled boots, shift dresses and low-key designs steer Frida Giannini house towards ‘pure simple glamour’ post-summer

How Fendi’s ‘Drone Cam’ will put flying robots on the catwalk

Drones will hover over models on the runway at Milan fashion week, transmitting video footage of the collection via live stream

Follow the designers: Milan Fashion Week’s apps

74 fashion shows, 69 presentations for 63 brands, 15 presentations by appointment for 15 brands, for a total of 146 collections. This edition of Milano Moda Donna – Milan Fashion Week (September 18- 23) showcases the spring-summer designer collections for women. The site of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana offers live streaming  of fashion shows, … Read more