Milan Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear
Alanui
By Carlotta Oddi. 54 looks, shown 25 September 2026 in Milan. Known this season for bohemian, fringe, crochet.
The collection, look by look
MILANO MODA DONNA - 22/28 SETTEMBRE 2026 · SS27Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
Look 1 of 54
Bandana-motif coral knit cardigan over bra top with frayed ecru denim shorts
A cosy jacquard cardigan reworked with paisley bandana motifs and a Greek-key trim turns resort dressing nostalgic. The crocheted palm-tree raffia tote adds a handmade, souvenir-shop wit.
Who designs Alanui
alanui.it ↗Co-founder and creative director
Carlotta Oddi
Since 2016 · about 10 years
Carlotta Oddi was a fashion editor at Vogue Japan before co-founding Alanui in 2016 with her brother Nicolò Oddi, who runs the business as CEO. As creative director she leads the label's oversized jacquard cardigans and cashmere knitwear with intricate, fringed motifs. The brand shows during Milan Fashion Week and is based at Villa Borletti in Milan.
Their runway style →What set Alanui apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
- Ivory / cream14%
- Tan13%
- Beige / camel13%
- Chocolate brown9%
- Black8%
- Charcoal8%
Share of garment area across 54 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 54 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 54 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →10 of Alanui's 54 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Italy.
Navajo / dine weaving pattern · Diné (Navajo) · Indigenous North America7 looksItaly → Diné (Navajo)
“Jacquard knit with serrated diamonds, stepped zigzag bands, nested chevrons and stepped-fret borders in red, cream, teal and terracotta, recalling Diné eyedazzler/Germantown weavings and Southwestern trade-blanket designs.”
Om symbol motif · India · South AsiaLook 46Italy → India
“Repeated Devanagari Om (ॐ) glyph set inside radiating sunburst medallions on front panels and hem, knitted in tan-on-cream jacquard.”
Beadwork · Native American (unspecified) · Indigenous North AmericaLook 24Italy → Native American (unspecified)
“Belt with panels of small beads in stepped geometric diamond/arrow motifs in orange, red and white, reminiscent of loom beadwork belts.”
Irish crochet lace · Ireland · European folk & regional dressLook 15Italy → Ireland
“Separately worked raised crochet motifs (layered spiral rose, ridged corded leaves, petal flowers) applied to the ground, as in Irish crochet, but scaled up in chunky cream wool.”
Cowrie shells · West African (unspecified) · West AfricaLook 32Italy → West African (unspecified)
“Cowrie shells strung on a beaded necklace; cowrie adornment also common in other regions, so attribution is uncertain.”
The character of the clothes
Alanui's clothes were lighter, more vivid, more textured, more casual, more classic and more wearable than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterlighter than 75% of collections
- MutedVividmore vivid than 83% of collections
- CoolerWarmer
- SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 86% of collections
- CasualFormalmore casual than 97% of collections
- ClassicDaringmore classic than 76% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore wearable than 81% of collections
Alanui against every other house measured so far
Also in Milan, Spring/Summer 2027
Milan field notes →The fortnightly digest
Alanui, in context
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