Founder and designer, MTL Studio
Matteo Lamandini
Italian
Istituto Marangoni graduate who launched MTL Studio in 2018 as a personal project combining Italian tailoring with a minimal, modern look. He first showed at Berlin Fashion Week before moving to Milan, where Fondazione Sozzani hosted his Spring/Summer 2026 and Fall/Winter 2026 menswear presentations. Musicians including Ghali, J-Ax and Salmo have worn the label.
Houses
Their runway, measured
36 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Matteo Lamandini's looks are darker, more saturated, less neutral and less tonal.
Colours
- Black20%
- Chocolate brown · 2.8× the average16%
- Charcoal11%
- Tan · 2.8× the average11%
- Khaki / olive · 4.7× the average11%
- Navy · 1.5× the average6%
- Beige / camel6%
- Coral / peach · 3.3× the average4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness32/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation14.7more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals43%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues75%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks14%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 43more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture3.99smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.094shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Corduroy24.5×Material
- Pleated skirt20.7×Garment
- Gingham16.3×Pattern
- Pleated panels7.9×Detail
- Skirt6.4×Garment
- Patchwork5.6×Detail
- Colour-block4.7×Pattern
- Nostalgic4.2×Mood
Silhouettes
- Oversized 39%1.4×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 24%
- High-rise 24%
- Boxy 24%2.0×
- Tiered / layered volume 21%3.1×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 84%2.7×
- Wool / tailoring cloth 61%2.0×
- Knit 34%1.8×
- Corduroy 21%24.5×
- Technical / nylon 13%1.9×
Details
- Lacing / ties 50%3.0×
- Pleats 42%2.6×
- Patchwork 32%5.6×
- Raw / frayed hems 24%2.4×
- Shoulder emphasis 24%
Patterns
- Colour-block 26%4.7×
- Gingham 13%16.3×
- Stripes 11%1.5×
- Pinstripe 8%2.4×
- Check / plaid 3%52% less
Mood
- Nostalgic 63%4.2×
- Relaxed 42%
- Subversive 39%3.5×
- Austere 24%
- Playful 21%
Era references
- 1970s 13%
- 1980s 11%1.8×
- 1940s 5%4.1×
- Victorian 5%1.7×
- 1960s 3%
From the AI tags on 38 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
