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Milan's chocolate season
Brown, tan and camel: the menswear shows that tasted of autumn in June.
By the Fashion Field Notes desk · 4 November 2026 · 4 min read
If one colour belonged to a single city this season, it was chocolate brown in Milan. It appeared in almost every show and at roughly three times the rate seen elsewhere.
Paired with tan, camel and olive, it gave the week a warmth that stood apart from the greys of Paris a few days later.
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