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Milan Fashion Week · SS27 · 22 – 28 Sep 2026

Milan

Sun-bleached leather and sculpted knits.

39Shows

1,686Looks catalogued

39Designers

BlackColour of the week

What stood out in Milan

The season's trends →

2.3× as often as in other cities

Chocolate brown

1 in 6 Milan looks featured chocolate brown.

Milan17%Other cities7%

in 33 of 39 shows

Bunhova by Bungaro look

Kiton look

Dodo look

Cortigiani look

2× as often as in other cities

Tan

1 in 8 Milan looks featured tan.

Milan13%Other cities6%

in 34 of 39 shows

Church's look

Kiton look

Bunhova by Bungaro look

Brioni look

72% more often than in other cities

Beige

1 in 6 Milan looks featured beige.

Milan17%Other cities10%

in 36 of 39 shows

Meriisi look

Bikkembergs look

Eleventy look

Canali look

The signature combination

Charcoal over black

Charcoal tops with black bottoms appeared 2.3× more often than the city's colours alone would predict.

36 looks across 10 shows

From the runway

All 1,686 looks →

The palette

Black13%
Charcoal9%
Ivory / cream8%
Beige / camel7%
Silver7%
Chocolate brown7%

Share of garment area, measured from the clothes in every look (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

Straight / tubular55%
High-rise27%
Boxy23%
Oversized18%
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder7%
Asymmetric4%

Share of looks.

Fabric, texture and finish

Measured from the surface of the clothes in every look

Texture

Milan's clothes were the smoothest of any city.

Knits, pleats, prints and embellishment: the busiest surfaces of the week, one look per house.

Meriisi, look 23

Missoni, look 37

Lardini, look 13

Dodo, look 10

Latorre, look 26

Kente Gentlemen, look 2

Kente Gentlemen

Shine

Milan sat mid-pack on shine; these looks caught the most light.

Satin, leather, vinyl, sequins and lamé: the looks that caught the most light.

Latorre, look 7

Kiton, look 161

Massimo Alba, look 27

Materia, look 22

Bottega Bernard, look 2

Bottega Bernard

Fay, look 4

Fabrics

What it was made of.

Cotton: Materia — Cotton48% of looks

Wool: Domenico Orefice — Wool32% of looks

Knit: Dolce&Gabbana — Knit30% of looks

Linen: Giorgio Armani — Linen30% of looks

Silk: Giorgio Armani — Silk13% of looks

Jersey: Canali — Jersey13% of looks

Details

The finishing touches.

Pleats: Dolce&Gabbana — Pleats29% of looks

Belts: Fay — Belts29% of looks

Piping: Koday — Piping23% of looks

Utility pockets: Fay — Utility pockets21% of looks

Logo

Lacing: Dolce&Gabbana — Lacing11% of looks

Surface

How the fabric was worked.

Crumpled: Giorgio Armani — Crumpled23% of looks

Pleated: Lardini — Pleated17% of looks

Jacquard: Massimo Alba — Jacquard16% of looks

Ribbed: Giorgio Armani — Ribbed13% of looks

Bouclé: Kiton — Bouclé7% of looks

Pattern

Prints and patterns.

Stripes: Kiton — Stripes12% of looks

Check: Caruso — Check7% of looks

Pinstripe: Massimo Alba — Pinstripe6% of looks

Colour-block: Bottega Bernard — Colour-block3% of looks

Geometric: Latorre — Geometric3% of looks

Chevron: Giorgio Armani — Chevron3% of looks

Mood

RelaxedElegantSereneNostalgicPlayfulAustereUtilitarianSporty

Era references

1970s1980s1990s1930s1950s1940sVictorian2000s / y2k

How it was worn

Footwear

LoafersSneakersDerbies / oxfordsSandalsMulesBallet flatsClogsAnkle boots

Styling

LayeredTucked inOpen / unbuttonedTonal head to toeMatching set / co-ordBelted overSleeves pushed / rolled upShirt and tie

Fit

RelaxedRegularFittedOversizedVoluminousSkin-tight

The character of the clothes

Milan was the smoothest city of the season so far.

DarkerLighter
MutedVivid
CoolerWarmer
SmoothTextured & printed

Milan the other 8 cities measured so far · from the colours of every garment

The shows

All 39 shows →

Kiton, look 1 — Kiton186 looks

Giorgio Armani, look 1 — Giorgio Armani161 looks

Dolce&Gabbana, look 1 — Dolce&Gabbana81 looks

Bikkembergs, look 1 — Bikkembergs66 looks

Absent Findings, look 1 — Absent Findings60 looks

Brunello Cucinelli, look 1 — Brunello Cucinelli54 looks

Cascinelli, look 1 — Cascinelli53 looks

Harmont & Blaine, look 1 — Harmont & Blaine49 looks