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Milan Fashion Week: Missoni Runway Spring 2014 Collection

Missoni Runway Collection Spring 2014 Get inspired now by the Missoni Runway Spring 2014 Collection: For Spring 2014, designer Angela Missoni added graphic, tribal and ethnic influenced touches to continue to evolve the label's iconic chevron knits for today while introducing a witty take on the label's logo. >>MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Citing 'elements that co-exist in the style of a woman who loves to travel physically or fantastically and who conceives her wardrobe as a well-orchestrated mix of references, suggestions and experiences,' the range was as you could have guessed -eclectic. >>DISCOVER: Spring 2014 Style Tips & Advice to Try Now Water, earth, fire and air were represented to highlight the collections dualities and plays on fabrication for looks that stood

Best of fall fashion trends from the runway

Fall fashion trends from the New York, London, Milan, and Paris fashion week runways + street style inspiration too Straight from the catwalk and into your closet-- sleek styles from the runway & the lovely fashion week street style ladies will inspire you to make a chic impact on your wardrobe in more ways than one. How does that sound? Curated highlights from our our extensive Fall 2013 Runway Coverage from our 60+ fall fashion week stories! Thought you'd like it. Tweet your friends to share the love. Or, just tell them to come to www.FocusOnStyle.com/fall You're going to want to bookmark this Fall Fashion Trends Report for Fall 2013 so you have all your gorgeous catwalk inspiration in one place. Shall we review

Lady-like fashion from Bottega Veneta Style Notes for the Top 5 Milan Fashion Week Trends: You loved our extensive coverage of NYFW and our Top 7 New York Fashion Week Trends for Fall 2013. Our Fashion Week street style trends from NY & London have been a hit too. And again, we bring you the Top Trends to add to your wardrobe NOW. As we look back city by city to bring you key elements that you can easily incorporate into your present look, and with most likely elements you may already have (and have a handle on), comes a look at Milan's top notes. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Chunky Heels- Chunky heels at Jil Sander Seen at: Jil Sander, Prada, Bottega Veneta Perhaps to add an edge to the

MARNI Fall 2013 From Milan Fashion Week, Marni Fall 2013 The season ahead saw Marni designer Consuela Castiglioni holding back on her signature prints and retro sensibilities for a somber palette of menswear grays. Which, makes a smart statement for Marni devotees as they'll be able to revive bold pieces from seasons past by pairing them with neutral, foundational pieces going forward. -Something you should take note of too as fashions head-to-toe print craze dies down. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS In their words… Strictness. Texture. A sparse sense of melancholia. The new Marni collection is austere, with a romantic edge. It plays with ideas of un-balanced balance: volume and flatness, severity and grace, opacity and shine. Protagonists are the precision

Dolce & Gabbana Woman Winter 2014 Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2013 runway highlights and video: Leave it to Dolce & Gabbana to pepper the Milan F/W 2013 fashion week with a decadent homage to Italy by once again taking inspiration from their native country. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS The collection, with its religious touchstones, regal embroideries and ladylike shapes, offered a heady alternative to the seasons serious grays and reappropriations of the 40's seen elsewhere. And for those looking to score ticks on trend lists, there was a chic section of gray tweeds and standby black too, sandwiched in between the 75+ winning looks. From Milan Fashion Week, Dolce & Gabbana Woman Fall 2013 video: Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2013

Giorgio Armani Menswear Fall 2013 In their words… Giorgio Armani Menswear Fall 2013 : A strong and precise image. No flirtatious provocations that often amount to little more than sly trickery. Clean and essential styling portrays a virile man, defined by broad silhouetted outerwear, and trousers with a clean cut. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Surfaces are opaque and warm, and underline the precious nature of the collection. Research into craftsmanship is key and is evident in the fabric treatments and tailoring of the pieces. It is this quality of craftsmanship that brings together the contrasting aesthetics of sportswear and classic menswear. Thus, neoprene envelops precious materials such as velvet and suede - a contemporary combination that makes one re-think definitions of

Get inspired right now with highlights from the Milan Runways for Spring 2013 Too much fashion too fast coming your way during fashion month? While we may agree, consider the collections ample reason to bulk up on instant style advice that you can try at home -TODAY! >>DISCOVER: Highlights from New York Spring 2013 Fashion Week Fresh off the Milan runways that just closed the city's fashion week comes our seasonal take on notes you shouldn't miss, condensed for you here to hit your closet and go. With all of these ideas coming your way, what have you got to lose? >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS What keeps it all exceptional and most certainly refreshing were the new takes we've seen come

With rich colors and prints a plenty, some of the more subtle and best ideas in Milan for Spring 2012 may have been easy to miss, so we thought it would be a good time to take a moment and look back before the crush of Paris takes over. Here's a look back at some of the clever details that caught our eye. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Prada (and above) Vintage ladylike bags got revved up with ingenious graphic appliqué automobiles complete with Prada license plates that are certain to be seen everywhere come Spring. Fendi The cardigan lost its granny connotations at Fendi via a sheer chiffon base and thick, textural oversized cables smartly placed over the bust. Dolce & Gabbana

While we've reported some of the best fall 2012 / winter 2013 shows that we've seen over the past few weeks with runway reviews, fashion show coverage & backstage beauty, we wanted to take a moment to consider the highlights & top trends to inspire an easy-chic wardrobe update from Milan F/W 2012. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Jil Sander- Jil Sander Fall 2012 Raf Simons swan song for Jil Sander was a testament not only to the kind of refined couture sportswear the likes of Geoffrey Been & Bill Blass championed throughout their careers, but to the awe-inspiring aura even the most reduced of pieces can evoke when beautifully crafted. Blush tones set the tone for a collection that was polished and refined enough to make it withstand the test of time as

Runway Review: An unexpected dose of sexuality and ultra-glam streetsmart fashion made Blumarine a Fall 2012 standout amidst Milan's moodier collections. In their words: 'POSITIVELY SHINING' Fluid lines and shapes deconstructed by cut-out details. Understated urbanwear in the cold tones of white, hazelnut and dove grey, with glints of silver and platinum. Textural consistency and plastic volumes, with couture finishes and high-tech layers, create a new daily luxury with three-dimensional effects. Rubber, Perspex, Plexiglass, PVC and nylon in measured layers or strictly minimalist. Extra-glossy monochromatic surfaces with a liquid effect in mirror and opalescent finishes reinvent ultra-contemporary silhouettes in the laser-cut daywear with activewear details or bon chic like the classic trench coat introduced in shiny python or patent leather, the ‘petit manteaux’ in the laminated version

Runway Review: From Cavalli expect a heady dose of deluxe fabrications that are certain to set your night a sizzle come Fall. “An earthly paradise populated by creatures of fantasy... the Eden of femininity ... my creativity is expressed through clothes which make the Cavalli woman a sensual and mysterious being.” -Roberto Cavalli Roberto Cavalli Fall 2012 >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS In their words: The prints come from hand-painted canvas, exhibited backstage at the fashion show, representing animal skins. The ‘trompe l'œil’ effect is enhanced by the illusory mix of pythons leather printed with tiger or jaguar motifs, furs printed with python motif, pony skins transformed into crocodile. Imaginary animals from pure fantasy are born. The silhouette: very short or

Runway Review: A tour de force of masterful knits and pieces full of glorious texture with hints of leather in the mix made for a strong outing from Missoni for Fall 2012. Missoni Fall 2012 >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS In their words: LIKE A HEROINE IN A CONCRETE JUNGLE Urban, but also pervaded with references to soil and moss, leaves and barks of trees, rocks and minerals, the woman of Missoni winter 2012 conceives fashion as an evocative adventurous fantasy, a dream in the city of immersion in nature, of empathy and mimesis with landscape. View the entire F/w 2012 Missoni Collection slideshow: [nggallery id82] Strong-willed and sophisticated, aggressive and sensitive, she knows how to turn into a lethal weapon her

Runway Review: Shorts seem to be on Mr Armani's mind come fall as they made a more sophisticated appearance on his namesake runway. Peppered with saturated color and deluxe tweaks here & there, confidently styled looks were both 'modern eccentric' and evocative of untouchable, yet approachablly easy glamor. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Giorgio Armani Fall 2012 In their words: THE MODERN WOMAN LOVES TO DRESS IN ANDROGYNOUS AND MASCULINE CLOTHES, YET SHE DOESN’T WANT TO SACRIFICE FEMININE SUBTLETY AND LIGHTNESS. SHE APPRECIATES CLASSIC ELEMENTS LIKE TAILORING AND SEEKS ECCENTRICITY FOR ITS MODERN FEEL. GIORGIO ARMANI DRAWS THESE QUALITIES INTO A COLLECTION WHOSE UNMISTAKEABLE HALLMARK IS THE MEETING OF CONTRADICTORY OPPOSITES. IMAGINE SLENDER, YET NOT SNUG, PANTS IN GREY PRINCE OF WALES, ENDING IN A PAIR OF POINTED

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