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.
The collection, look by look
MILANO MODA DONNA - 24 FEBBRAIO / 02 MARZO 2026 · FW26Every 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 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.
What set Forte_forte apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
Share of garment area across 40 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 40 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 40 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions 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 →The fortnightly digest
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.
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