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Demonstrations of the collections of the legendary Maud houses are least of all similar to traditional shows - it is always a theatrical performance, a real performance, where models are only part of the general event. Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuittons and many, many other world-famous brands are ready to surprise again and again, as if they are most afraid of repeating themselves.

1973: Fashion Battle

The first Fashion Week was held in New York in 1943. In Paris, thirty years later. The grand historical fashion show took place on November 28, 1973. It was organized by New York Fashion Week founder Eleanor Lambert and Versailles curator Gerald Van Der Kemp. The main goal is to raise funds for the restoration of the famous royal palace and surrounding areas. The show was called "The Battle of Versailles" and in fact became such: French and American designers, representatives of completely different "concepts" in fashion, were invited to participate in it. Bourgeois chic trendsetters Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin and Emanuel Ungaro clashed on the same podium with American pret-a-porte creators ─ Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, Anne Klein, Bill Blass and Halston. For the latest shows, it was, in fact, a turning point in history: American fashion finally got a chance to step out of the shadows and loudly declare itself in Europe. The show was attended by over 700 guests, including Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli (who performed the famous song "Cabaret" on the show), Andy Warhol, and many other rich and famous people of those years. It is officially believed that practical and assertive Americans won that fashionable "battle". But Europe also won: after all, Paris Fashion Week begins its history from that very day.

1992: Madonna walked the runway topless for Jean Paul Gaultier

For the townsfolk, Jean Paul Gaultier “began” with a pink satin corset with cone cups, which the designer created for the singer Madonna. Actually this is not true. The couturier presented the legendary cones back in 1984, thereby determining the vector of his further development: outrageous. And where shocking, there, as you know, is Madonna, so, in fact, there is nothing surprising in the fact that in 1992 the star of the world stage appeared at the show of her favorite designer in a black striped sundress with suspenders and chest “about naturel”.

1995: Itsy Bitsy Bikini

The bikini has always been considered a provocative element of the wardrobe, regardless of its openness - after all, with each season, the concept of excessive frankness becomes more and more blurred. In 1995, at the Paris Fashion Week, Chanel designers presented perhaps the most minimalist version. Further only - lining on the nipples, which, however, did not take long to wait.

1997: Stella McCartney introduced a new vision of Chloé

In March 1997, Paul McCartney's daughter was named Chloé's creative director, succeeding Karl Lagerfeld. By the way, the latter was very skeptical about such an appointment, saying that the fashion house gained fame in the music world, but not in its native field. However, Stella quickly dispelled the myth that talent rests on the children of geniuses and presented her first successful collection in her new position. McCartney's debut show was so successful that the day after, there didn't seem to be any negative press about her collection for the French House.

1997: John Galliano and his Dior debut

The first collection of the outrageous designer literally blew up the fashion world. It was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the fashion house and was called "African". Then Galliano brought fashion models to the podium with hairstyles and makeup reminiscent of primitive tribes. The young designer, who does not tolerate simplicity and minimalism, boldly combined the motifs of the historical Art Nouveau costume and the chic of the 30s, intertwined with ethnic motifs. Galliano managed to revive the style of Dior, he managed to make it modern and relevant. Stars are wearing Dior again.

1997: Alexander McQueen and Givenchy

McQueen took over Givenchy in 1996. Famous for his non-standard ideas, the designer continued to amaze even in an honorary position: McQueen took out a disabled girl as a fashion model, sprinkled gravel on the podium, or completely refused the services of models, replacing them with mannequins on spinning stands. He was awarded the title of the best British designer of the year (British Designer of the Year) three times. At the latest award ceremony presented to him by Prince Charles, the fashion designer rode the podium on a scooter and in a wide blue jumpsuit, his highness was puzzled by his appearance.

In 1997, McQueen asked his old friends Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss to step on the podium. Both appeared before the public in golden corsets and with extreme hairstyles.

2009: Alexander McQueen's Last Show

In 2009, at Paris Fashion Week, Alexander McQueen presented a women's collection called "Plato's Atlantis", which became the most discussed work of the spring-summer 2010 season. During the show, pictures of the creation of the world, raging waters, and the movement of snakes were displayed on a huge screen. Under this video sequence, models came out on the podium in sets with patterns of cobra, fantastic fish and animals. The collection was distinguished by a complex geometric cut: wide shoulders, voluminous sleeves and oval hips. The audience gave McQueen a standing ovation, critics subsequently called the collection an amazing art phenomenon. The futuristic work of the fashion designer was the last in his life.

2010: Hermès and horses

It’s worth starting with the fact that the Hermès brand once produced uniforms for carriages and riding, which is probably the origin of the logo that still exists today - a horse harnessed to a carriage. So, everything is not accidental, just as the latest collection of Jean-Paul Gaultier under the auspices of the fashion house is not accidental either. In 2010, to mark the end of a long-term collaboration with Hermès, the designer, in addition to models in leather coats and over the knee boots stylized as equestrian shoes, brought live horses to the podium. Obviously, to be remembered for a long time. We remembered.

2011: Smoking Kate Moss

On No Smoking Day (well, when else?), Kate Moss took to the podium with a cigarette. For the Louis Vuitton show, Kate opted for simple Marlboro Light. By the way, in France, smoking in public places has been banned since 2007 (although no one is in a hurry to comply with this rule), so there was a double provocation here. However, Louis Vuitton's creative director, Marc Jacobs, took the risk in order to put on a spectacular show.

On the same evening, along with Moss, who at the time of the show was 37 years old, other models of the previous generation also appeared on the catwalk: Naomi Campbell, Amber Valletta and Carolyn Murphy.

2011: Florence Welch sings for Chanel

In 2011, the show of Karl Lagerfeld was supposed to end the Fashion Week, however, the designer could not afford to be just the last. Lagerfeld turned the Grand Palace into a snow-white imitation of the seabed: huge shells, stars, corals and algae lay on the snow-white sand that covered the floor of the palace. The show was like a sea tale told in the language of clothes. Traditionally, the accessories department of the legendary house tried its best, inventing shell clutches and coral heels. But perhaps the most unusual element of the performance was the stunning Florence Welsh, who performed the song while standing in a large shell.

2012: Balenciaga, debut of Alexander Wang

At that time, now one of the most popular designers in the world, Alexander Wong, was only 29. Nobody knew such a rapid rise up the “career ladder”. In 2012, Wong presented his debut collection under the auspices of the fashion house Balenciaga. The reaction to Wong's first work in the fashion world was ambiguous: skeptics did not approve of this union, considered the young designer the least suitable for the role of creative director, but Wong remained indifferent to criticism. His 2012 collection was a mix of sporty and classic Balenciaga. A bright start ensured the popularity of the fashion house and the couturier for many years to come.

In 2014, for the show of the autumn-winter collection, the Chanel Fashion House wished to be closer to the masses and invited the audience to the show in ... a supermarket. Having set out to attract the attention of a young audience as much as possible, Karl Lagerfeld staged a real theatrical performance between the shelves with products. Slowly strolling among the various products, the models took to the podium. By the way, Cara Delvin and singer Rihanna participated in the show. In the spotlight: the culture of the 80s. Bulky items with a sloping silhouette and a narrow corsage waist excited attention, mainly due to the tweed of the most diverse and luxurious textures. Large clip-on earrings and long ribbons in the hair also worked on the image of the 80s. Essentially classic outfits - coats and suits - were harmoniously combined with tight trousers and sneakers made of the same tweed, sewn in a patchwork technique.

2016: Pierpaolo Piccioli's first solo collection for Valentino

We were waiting for this show with some trepidation and excitement, because after the announcement of the breakup of one of the most successful creative duos in the fashion world and the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri to Dior, it was completely unclear what Valentino would be like now, which way it would turn. Now all our fears have been dispelled: Pierpaolo Piccioli has not only retained the sophisticated style of Valentino, but also added even more magic and femininity to it (although we did not dare to hope that more is possible). Of course, this is one of the most romantic and juicy ready-to-wear collections of the upcoming spring-summer season.

Burning cars, rushing trains, dances, icebergs, holograms, performances - for twenty years, scenes worthy of big-budget action films have played out on the catwalks. But if you put all the bright shows of the last two decades in one row, you can get a clear picture of how fashion has developed from the 1990s to the present - what was in the beginning and what awaits us in the future. The theatrics of a Galliano show for Dior or Louis Vuitton in the days of Marc Jacobs has given way to digital technology. One of the first to use them, of course, was Alexander McQueen, launching a hologram of Kate Moss on the catwalk, and a few years later, Humberto Leon with Carol Lim from Kenzo - a talking avatar named Knola played the main role on their show. The traditional venues of Fashion Weeks - Paris, Milan, New York and London - began to be replaced by new important fashion markets: in 2007, Fendi staged a show on the Great Wall of China, and Pierre Cardin in China's Dunhuang Desert. Métiers d'Art Chanel collections travel all over the world - from Salzburg to Shanghai, from Rome to Seoul. Today, other players have joined this "international campaign" - Givenchy opened New York Fashion Week last season, Saint Laurent made their first show in Los Angeles, and Louis Vuitton plans to go to Rio de Janeiro. But no matter what happens on the catwalks, fashion will always remain a social art form - any changes in society are reflected in it, like in a mirror, albeit slightly distorted. This is about the latest Chanel shows with idyllic Paris at the film studio or the Prada show with giant feminist murals. But the most important changes are not in the decor, but in the format of the shows of the future. Burberry, Vetements, Tom Ford - most recently, these brands have announced that they will do only two shows a year, and the items from the show will immediately go on sale. The era of Snapchat and Instagram has brought its own adjustments into fashion - now, when photos from the shows are available to anyone in any corner of the earth literally at the same moment when the model walks the catwalk, it really makes no sense to wait six months from the show until the collection appears in stores. The new show calendar could change the world of fashion forever and in no time. Until that happens, there is time to look back and remember what fashion looked like in the 1990s and zero - when every show was a theatrical production, and every collection remained a mystery until the publication of a magazine article.

Dolce & Gabbana shows are usually held in a traditional way, without performances by current artists and without crazy scenery. But the army of models at the end of the show has already become the hallmark of the Italian duo: without exception, all models dressed in the same style or color walk the catwalk in a slender crowd, causing only admiration - and no special effects are needed.

wanderlust

The era of Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton is remembered for its powerful theatrical productions, one way or another related to the theme of travel.

The screenings, which always started on the minute, as indicated on the invitation, took place in the entourage of either a Parisian hotel or a real station, to which a steampunk train arrived - the effect of this action was no less than that of the first film by the Lumiere brothers.

One Actor Theater

When he joined Dior in 1996, John Galliano seemed to reinvent this French House: adding kitsch to the collections and breaking all possible rules in a British way, he was one of the first to turn couture shows into spectacular performances.

The podium turned into an Edwardian garden with carriages, then into a staging of the story of Cio-Cio-san. The designer himself never stood aside from what was happening and went out to bow in fantastic costumes - from Napoleon to a pirate.

It's time to bloom

The most stunning show by Raf Simons for Dior was the very first - a couture show autumn - winter 2012. The five rooms of the hotel on Parisian Avenue d'Iena were filled with flowers - blue delphiniums in the first, yellow laburnums in the second, white orchids in the third, peonies, roses and dahlias in the fourth and fifth.

Raf Simons dedicated the collection to Dior's major inventions, from the Bar jacket to the New Look silhouette, and the show's set design to his passion: flowers and gardening.

Art house

With his spring-summer show in 1999, Alexander McQueen finally proved that fashion can be art: on the round podium, in addition to models, two robot cars appeared, and from the very beginning it was clear that they were like that Chekhov gun that would definitely shoot. And so it happened: in the finale of the show, machines sprayed paint on the sterile white dress of Shalom Harlow. But the audience’s strongest feelings were caused by the autumn show of 2006, when the holographic ghost of Kate Moss appeared on the catwalk - that year, almost all designers refused to work with her because of the cocaine scandal, but Alexander McQueen reminded the public that Kate is always in our hearts .

A place under the sun

Tommy Hilfiger built a real resort on the runway for his spring-summer 2016 show - in the center of the hall there was a small pond with wooden walkways for the models to pass, and in the background one could see the digital ocean, sunset and the most natural beach bar with thatched roof.

At the end of the show, to the Caribbean rhythms, models in swimsuits walked not along the catwalk, but right on the water!

Big Trouble

"Miss Jean Paul Gaultier 2015" was the title of the designer's last prêt-à-porter show. On the catwalk appeared not only the most iconic things of Gaultier's entire career, but also models in the images of famous personalities - from Madonna to Dita Von Teese. At the end of the show, drama broke out - Anna Cleveland stole the crown from Coco Rocha, and only the music and laughter of the models reminded the audience that it was all a farce.

Made in China

"The longest podium in the world" was a joke in 2007 about the Fendi show hosted by Lagerfeld on the Great Wall of China. It took the Italian House exactly 12 months and $10 million to prepare this show, but it was worth it - the illuminated wonder of the world turned out to be the perfect platform for the Fendi capsule collection, created specifically for the new Eastern market. The show was watched by five hundred guests, and since the show was held outdoors, each of the spectators, which included Kate Bosworth, Thandie Newton and other actresses, were given fur gloves and Fendi blankets.

beauty in exile

One of the first shows to raise important social issues was Hussein Chalayan's spring-summer show in 1998 - the Between collection consisted of minimalist dresses based on Muslim veils. And at the end of the show, models in veils of different lengths lined up on the catwalk - to the floor at the very first and in the form of only a small veil at the last. Thus, the designer tried to draw attention to the problems of women in the Muslim world.

One such

“Kenzo reminds me that there is no spare planet. Please take care of what is really valuable!” - repeated the avatar at the show of the brand. Knola's head hovered over the catwalk and read this digital poem in multiple languages ​​as models showed off their Spring/Summer 2015 collection. This show will go down in fashion history as a spectacular show and an important social statement for the environment.

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“Fashion needs performance frenzy,” designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren like to say, and their shows only confirm this theory. In the 2005 Fall/Winter show, models walked the runway in quilt dresses and hair tousled over pinned pillows, while Tori Amos played the piano behind them.

Another singer, Royshne Murphy, appeared at the Viktor & Rolf show five years later, singing Demon Lover on a spinning platform as models paraded past a giant globe. And at the fall-winter 2010/11 show, Belgian designers demonstrated the applied nature of fashion live, taking off things from Kristen McMena and putting them on other models.

Pioneer Prada

To understand Prada's aesthetic, one must always remember that Miuccia herself is an ardent activist and member of the Italian Communist Party. But today her political program includes more and more provisions about feminism. So, the walls at the spring-summer 2014 show were decorated with portraits of women - not famous, but simple, ordinary, like you and me. The same portraits were broadcast on the dresses of the collection. The idea of ​​wall murals with revolutionary overtones is not new - Diego Rivera did the same in Mexico at the beginning of the last century. But at the Prada show, they filled lifeless clothes with energy and new meaning.

flying high

In the 1990s, Parisian designer Thierry Mugler was one of those people who could always be relied upon for a show. His spring-summer 1997 haute couture show was devoted to insects: instead of music, the performance began with an annoying buzz, and the makeup of the models and some details of the dresses resembled the coloring of butterflies. But his most mysterious show is the autumn-winter 1997/98 with Nadia Auermann as a mystical deity in feathers.

Entered the grunge

Not only did Marc Jacobs showcase a grunge collection for conservative brand Perry Ellis, he also got the University of Pennsylvania Orchestra to play the 1990s all-teen anthem Smells Like Teen Spirit. It happened in 2006 at the show of his nominal spring-summer collection. But, despite the aggressive grunge, that show radiated exceptional optimism and fun - confetti rained down from all sides, and the guests felt like queens and kings of the prom.

Oasis in the desert

China's Dunhuang Desert seems like the last place to host a fashion show. But not for Pierre Cardin - he staged his spring-summer 2007 show there. Due to the remoteness of the area, some models and guests traveled to the show directly on camels. On a concrete runway in the middle of the sands, Cardin showcased 200 looks from the men's and women's collections, mostly in white to accentuate the minimalist natural landscape.

Crash test

The fashion show in Paris for the spring-summer 2019 season is one of the key events in the fashion world. Although extravagant experiments remain on the scene, they are the ones that inspire changes in everyday fashion. Therefore, if you are interested in fashion novelties, it is simply necessary to follow fashion shows - perhaps some elements will soon migrate to your wardrobe.

Plunging necklines and open necks are trendy this season, the first thing that catches your eye when watching the latest fashion show. The most important fashion houses have abandoned openness in favor of closed collars and necklines that tightly cover not only the chest, but also the collarbones - the higher the collar, the better.

Max Mara: closed gates

Such “closeness” was demonstrated by Christian Dior and Givenchy – now designers believe that trench coats, blouses, and dresses should be equipped with, if not a stand-up collar, then at least just a high collar. They are joined by Chloé and Balmain - and in the past these were almost the main lovers of decolletage.

Hourglass

The high waist doesn't want to give up. Models presented by the world's leading designers are mainly in line with feminine silhouettes that emphasize the bust and hips. The emphasis should be on the waist, and slightly overstated - this is not only a nod to the fashion of the eighties, but also a constant element of some fashion houses for many seasons.

High waist

The hourglass is not in vain recognized as the sexiest body type. Therefore, clothing that creates such a silhouette should be especially looked at. At the same time, the hourglass is not at all equal to the excessive openness of the body - the photo shows that many models, on the contrary, are rather closed and conservative. We are looking for inspiration from Mugler, Balmain and Saint Laurent.

Feminism

This point deserves special attention, especially in the light of the Dior collection presented at the Paris spring-summer 2019 fashion show. which in English was written: "Why were there no great women artists?".

Dior Collection

Only the insiders know that this is not just a provocative inscription, but a quote - that was the title of an essay by Linda Nokhlin, an expert on the history of "women's" art. But if this move can still be understood, then how is feminism expressed in clothes besides loud quotes? We are looking for an answer from Dior - and we find it.

This fashion week, Dior featured veiled berets, trouser suits and long pile fur coats, elements that one of the world's most prized female artists, Niki de Saint Phalle, loves to combine.

Dior Models

midi length

We leave mini skirts and floor-length dresses in the closet. This spring we are buying trendy midi skirts and dresses - their length is below the knee, but above the ankles. By the way, trousers can be added to the list, and not only cotton and narrow, but also made from flying fabrics.

midi length

Allow complete freedom in the choice of fabrics - this is how fashionistas have been doing on the streets of Paris for a long time. Choose denim, chiffon or lace models - the main thing is to choose the right accessories and create a look that matches the event. On an evening spring evening that you are going to spend in the company of friends, no one will judge you even for transparent models - they are presented in abundance at Fendi, Burberry and Zuhair Murad.

sporty chic

If since last season you can’t stand the sight of sneakers, dressed with a skirt or an elegant dress, then this spring you will definitely have to get used to such images. Models defiling down the catwalk continue to showcase sports-chic clothing.

Sport style

This direction includes images in which there are sneakers, sneakers (both on flat and massive soles), as well as things with a sports cut.

• Cozy hoodies worn with skirts
• Office trousers with sneakers,
• Sports dresses with elegant bags and heels.

All this and more awaits us this season and is supported by designers such as Burberry, Miu Miu and, of course, John Galliano.

Minimalism and brightness

A separate passage deserves the Yudashkin collection, presented at the spring-summer 2019 fashion show in Paris. The models created by Yudashkin are not capable of shocking or extremely surprising - on the contrary, they cause a desire to reproduce fashionable images in everyday life.

Yudashkin show in Paris

Suits with masculine cuts, long dresses made of dense fabrics and snow-white trends are made in a minimalist style. Leading colors are beige, chocolate and white. However, Yudashkin skillfully combines minimalism with “highlights” of bright colors: it can be a yellow belt, a red bag, or even a funny print with comic book characters.

Space, neon and sequins

A truly cosmic show can be called Giorgio Armani. Delicate pastel colors - lilac, pink, pale purple - are combined with blue and purple flying fabrics embroidered with sequins. Such combinations evoke thoughts of the starry sky, and the models really sparkle in their ethereal outfits.

Show Giorgio Armani Prive

In addition, the Armani house embodies two of the most fashionable trends of the season - neon theme and shiny sequins. "Neon" in the images gives the models an even greater sense of space - sparkling pink and blue fabrics can emphasize any figure. Perhaps, it is not worth talking much about sequins - for the third consecutive season they have been a fashionable decoration not only on the catwalk, but also in everyday life.

Giorgio Armani Prive

The last thing the Armani show gives us this season is satiny glittery fabrics, which will undoubtedly become the next fashion trend. Despite the fact that flying and airy models reign on the catwalks, the satin performed by Armani tightly fits the hips and other curves of the models. So it is likely that tight-fitting shiny fabrics will return to fashion soon.

Giorgio Armani Prive

To get inspired by high fashion, you can watch videos from the Paris fashion show - fortunately, you can find a lot of them on YouTube. Of course, mindlessly copying images, even if their “fathers” are eminent designers, is still not worth it. The Paris Spring/Summer 2019 fashion show can be a source of inspiration, but our advice: look for your own flair, experiment with colors and fabrics, and your style will be inimitable and bright.

People's clothing is inextricably linked with such a concept as fashion. In ancient times, it was the lot of the elite, and now it is available to absolutely everyone. fashion shows have become that guiding star that invites all of us to choose from a huge variety exactly what we like the most. Sometimes it is intrusive, but this is the whole point of what is happening. It is necessary to learn not to blindly follow it, but to use fashion as a tool to achieve your goals, which must be transformed and transformed, and not remain in the form of a frozen form.

I once again reviewed fashion shows from leading designers and came to the already banal conclusion that fashion passes, but style remains. That's what she seemed to say. Everything is very different, and the color and styles and textures of fabrics. And how can it be the same if every self-respecting designer strives precisely to not be like the others.

A magazine for 2009 caught my eye, in which an article was discussed about the relevance of holding fashion weeks. Buyers and designers raised the question of whether they are needed at all? Particularly New York Fashion Week. And it turned out that, in general, no one, except maybe imitators, to steal ideas. And the world wide web is to blame. In the new digital millennium, traditional forms of presentation - including fashion shows - have lost their importance.

Designers are looking for more and more new forms of communication with the consumer. Filming videos and posting them online. By the way, agree that this is a great opportunity for absolutely everyone. Without really breaking away from their business, anyone interested in fashion can easily and at a convenient time to watch all the fashion shows without leaving their home or office. Over the past years, many well-known brands have been filming commercials.

Some even shoot feature films with famous actresses or change the usual fashion shows for peppy cuts of video clips, as Gareth Pugh, the enfant terrible of English fashion, does. He is sure that his clothes are better perceived in dynamics. The video transmits it, but the podium does not. Video is entirely in the hands of the creator, and modern editing works wonders. Mini films are becoming an alternative to traditional screenings, and for 300 guests, a film can be shown in which one model will show the entire collection. And literally the next day the whole world will see it.

Many Russian designers deliberately refuse to participate in fashion shows, as this involves a lot of risks, and the return is quite small. It is much more profitable to invite stylists and buyers to your showroom. The latter prefer to attend high-profile shows and all the main movement takes place there. The organization of the show costs a lot of money, which fashion brands are less and less willing to part with. Yes, and financial confusion in our time makes designers look for non-standard solutions.

There is another interesting point. Recently, the demand for clothes of young, little-known designers has increased, for whom it is problematic to get on the podium. But of course, no one wants to be at the party in the same outfit as the other guests, even if it is a suit from a famous brand. Therefore, many famous personalities turned their attention to only novice designers. There is mutual benefit in this, so everyone is happy.

Of course, fashion shows are first and foremost fashion theater. This is an opportunity for fashion hangouts to show themselves and look at others. And it will be a pity if the forecasts of analysts in this area come true and fashion weeks will sink into oblivion. But art is art, and designers are people too, and the world of fashion is a huge costly mechanism that should be profitable. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to attend a live fashion show and want to be the first to know about upcoming events, do not miss it!

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From February 22 to February 28, 2017, all fashionistas and fashionistas of the world rushed to Milan to visit the brightest shows of new fashion collections for the autumn-winter 2017-2018 season. A cozy Italian city, located in the northern part of picturesque Italy, has turned into a noisy and crowded fashion capital for these few days. Among the guests one could meet many famous people, including: great designers and fashion critics, film actors and show business stars, millionaires and socialites.

Milan Fashion Week is recognized as the most luxurious fashion season, because it was on the catwalks of Milan in 2017 that enchanting ready-to-wear collections from the most famous trendsetters were presented.

The top ten most striking shows of the autumn-winter 2017-2018 season included shows from such fashion houses:

We offer you to get acquainted with the most striking images of the season and learn more about the fashion trends of women's and men's fashion, which will be relevant in 2017-2018.

The bright and unusual collection of the famous Italian house Dolce & Gabbana fully met the expectations of connoisseurs of their unique style. Elegant and at the same time modern, family-friendly and Italian-style hot bows, presented on the podium, caused a storm of emotions and heated discussions.

It is safe to say that the collection fully demonstrated what trends will be set in the 2017-2018 season by Milan Fashion Week. Designers have proposed such fashion trends as:

• animalism, which manifests itself not only in prints, but also in the design of shoes, hats and accessories;
• dresses in linen style;
• patchwork patchwork technique;
• fashionable family look;
• floral decor.

See a detailed analysis of the collection and video of the fashion show in the article on the show.

Versace

The latest Versace fashion show, held in Milan as part of fashion week, gave fashionistas a lot of fresh ideas for creating bright and at the same time stylish images in the fall-winter 2017-2018 season. Fashionable bows from Versace can be attributed to the neo-classic style, because the strict lines and restrained shades inherent in the classic style are effectively complemented by an unusual cut and creative elements.

In the coming season, the designer suggests paying attention to such fashion trends as:

• classic jackets and jackets;
• cropped trousers;
• universal short black dress;
• gradient colors;
• highlighting strands with bright shades.

Read more about the new looks from Versace and watch the video of the Milan show in the article dedicated to the collection.

Gucci

The enchanting show, presented in Milan by the Gucci fashion house, received a surprising and intriguing name - "The Alchemist's Garden". Everything was striking and unusual, from the creative catwalk, which, combined with spectacular lighting accents, gave birth to bright installations to fashionable bows, in which elements of retro style and the most current trends of 2018 combined in a fabulous way.

Alessandro Michele proposes to add a bright shocking note to the image of 2017-2018. Among the proposed novelties, the following are especially memorable:

• narrow hoods;
• prints in the style of exotic reptiles;
• floral patterns;
• outrageous male images;
• extravagant umbrellas;
• variety of makeup and hairstyles;
• translucent shiny fabric on the open areas of the body of the models.

We offer you to take a closer look at this unusual collection, as well as plunge into the atmosphere of the show by watching the video of the Milan show.

Roberto Cavalli

In the 2017-2018 season, the designers of Roberto Cavalli decided to amaze everyone with the exquisite luxury of outfits worthy of couture shows. A fairly modest number of bows presented in the collection is fully justified by the sophistication and aristocracy of each image.

True connoisseurs of spectacular images will remember the fashion week for the fall-winter 2017-2018 show of the Roberto Cavalli fashion house, for which the luxurious Palazzo Crespi was rented in Milan.

Read more about the upcoming season's collections in our look article.

Philipp Plein

The Philipp Plein collection turned out to be really creative and youthful. Bright images, which have absorbed the most current trends in youth street fashion, seem to be created for young and energetic people, ready to amaze with the outrageous fashionable look. In the autumn-winter season, the designer suggests using elements such as:

• high boots;
• trendy jeans;
• flared trousers;
• cozy sweaters with voluminous collars;
• oversized jackets and coats;
• fur of bright colors as a spectacular decor.

Giorgio Armani

Fashionable bows of the new collection of the autumn-winter 2017-2018 season from Armani, which were presented to fashionistas by Milan Fashion Week, are a mix of elegant classics and current fashion trends in 2018. Along with the universal black and gray colors, the designer offers to fill up the wardrobe for the winter with things of bright colors.

The collection offers the widest selection of spectacular women's looks, providing the opportunity to combine a variety of elements:

• stylish trousers with a classic cut;
• elegant jackets with beautiful prints;
• fashionable ponchos in 2018;
• original jackets and raincoats;
• luxurious evening dresses.

According to Armani, an invariable element of the female image in the 02017-2018 season should be a classic black hat, which goes well with things of any color and style.

Read more about the show in the article on the new Prat-a-Porter collection.

Prada

• stylish knitted things;
• geometric and floral prints;
• fur boots and hats;
• skirts with flounces and fur trim;
• jackets and raincoats made of genuine leather and suede.

Max Mara

The women's look, proposed by the fashion house Max Mara, attracts attention with its elegance. Expensive fabrics and stylish knitwear, noble velvet and fur, accentuated narrow waist and stylish accessories - all this creates a harmonious and modern bow, worthy of becoming an adornment of a successful self-sufficient woman.

Max Mara proposes to add to the list of mandatory women's things in 2018:

• stylish trouser suit in men's style;
• knitted vest or coat;
• cozy sports jacket;
• elegant jumpsuit;
• universal black dress.