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Milan Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear

Forte_forte

40 looks, shown 24 February 2026 in Milan. Known this season for sleek and straight, romantic, romantic.

40Looks
1.7%Of the week's looks
25th / 50Largest show
BlackLead colour

The collection, look by look

MILANO MODA DONNA - 24 FEBBRAIO / 02 MARZO 2026 · FW26

Every 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 1Look 40
BlackIvoryBeigeTanChocolate brownCharcoalWhiteBurgundy
Look 11

Look 1 of 40

Cropped olive field jacket over ivory shirt with embellished fringed stole

A cropped, padded field jacket with a cord collar meets an Art Deco beaded, fringed shawl carried like a trophy. Country utility collides with 1920s evening glamour, and the clash is the point.

Tan 38%Black 37%Chocolate brown 17%Ivory 8%
Shape
boxy · inverted triangle · oversized · fitted
Pieces
jacket · scarf · shirt · top (unspecified)
Fabric
corduroy · fringe · sequins · sheer mesh
Details
beading · fringe · oversized collar · utility pockets
Styling
stilettos · clashing · layered
Mood
elegant · nostalgic · playful

What set Forte_forte apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Sleek and straight hairRomantic styleRomantic moodVisible socks legwearPreppy styleScarf / stole garment

The palette

Share of garment area across 40 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular55%
  • Column33%
  • Oversized33%
  • High-rise28%
  • A-line28%

Share of the 40 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 40 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Scarf35%
  • Wide-leg trousers30%
  • Top (unspecified)25%
  • Cardigan23%
  • Jacket23%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

6 of Forte_forte's 74 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Italy.

  • Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dress4 looks

    Italy → Scotland

    “Black Watch-style green/navy tartan, knife-pleated wrap skirt with a gathered sash-like extra panel at the hip, echoing kilt and belted plaid, lengthened to midi.”

  • Haori · Japan · East AsiaLook 6

    Italy → Japan

    “Open-front, unfastened jacket with a straight collar band running continuously down the front edges and wide, loose sleeves, worn as a light kimono-style overlayer.”

  • Manton de manila · Spain · European folk & regional dressLook 10

    Italy → Spain

    “Triangular folded red shawl with long dense silk-like fringe, knotted low on the hip in the manner of a flamenco hip shawl; plain, unembroidered.”

The character of the clothes

Forte_forte sat near the middle of the season on colour, texture and attitude.

  • DarkerLighter
  • MutedVivid
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printed
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

Forte_forte against every other house measured so far

Also in Milan, Fall/Winter 2026

Milan field notes →

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Forte_forte, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.