Milan Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear
Simon Cracker
By Filippo Biraghi. 47 looks, shown 22 September 2026 in Milan.
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 47
Who designs Simon Cracker
Co-director and brand coordinator
Filippo Biraghi
Italian
Partner of Simone Botte in running Simon Cracker, credited as brand coordinator. He co-presents the label's Milan collections and speaks for its satirical, anti-waste stance, framing upcycled pieces as commentary on wealth and fashion excess.
Their runway style →Founder and creative director
Simone Botte
Since 2010 · about 16 years
Italian
Milan-based designer who began the label in 2010 by taking apart and remaking found garments. Working with deadstock, discarded materials and second-hand clothing, he has built Simon Cracker into an upcycling label whose Milan Fashion Week shows mix punk attitude with critiques of the luxury system.
Their runway style →Traditions in the collection
Cultural influences →2 of Simon Cracker's 50 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 dressLook 6Italy → Scotland
“Knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by menswear look in kilt manner; dark green, navy and purple sett resembling Black Watch-type tartan; asymmetric deconstructed side panel.”
Sashiko · Japan · East AsiaLook 23Italy → Japan
“Dark navy patch covered in scattered white running stitches, recalling sashiko's white-on-indigo stitching, though in a loose irregular layout rather than a geometric grid.”
Also in Milan, Spring/Summer 2027
Milan field notes →The fortnightly digest
Simon Cracker, in context
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