MILANO
he future comes to life on the Milan runways. A future imbued with sustainability. A necessity, a turning-point. Ecology is the new textile, material and aesthetic philosophy. It unites harmony and functionality, responsibility and innovation, tradition and ethics. It renews, transforms, shapes, moulds, doses and balances. There. Garments are stripped of all frills and fuss. Excess is shunned. Linearity and cleanness are the order of the day. Minimalism is spontaneous and balanced. It is all about relaxed volumes, sharp tailored cuts, rigorous profiles and geometry. Raw materials are premium quality and natural. Linen, cotton and gauze are the favourites. Sharp tunics and outerwear, lime white and slate-grey suits prevail. Colours are neutral, muted and controlled. A sober, immutable style is evoked. Then the runway is invaded by new tones. New fragrances. It becomes a textile song. It goes back up the hourglass of time, across the centuries. Teaming cloth with sentiment, telling stories, intoning, resounding. goes back to the origin of poetry. Roses, violets and carnations blossom on fabrics as spring flowers bunches. Silk, organza and chiffon compose visual poems. Draping and pleating create an all-new dance. Deep necklines and transparencies weave a sinuous dialogue reminiscent of ancient romantic compositions. Ethereal dresses create an ode to lightness and gentleness. Finally, Milan turns into a . It becomes an impenetrable forest, a mysterious expanse along the tropics. The clothes play host to palm trees zebras and giraffes. They are colonial uniforms. Mini-dresses with sequins and crystals. Raffia weaves, fluttering fringes, soft ruffles. Animal and floral prints feature on silk, emanating an exotic, wild charm. A bohemian breeze blows amongst the cotton and organza, bringing with it a tropical aesthetic packed with colour. A monsoon air takes over the runway, projecting the gaze towards a new tomorrow, a future yet to be written, a season filled with reflection and a desire to protect the environment. For an essential, lyrical, exotic future.
