Milan Fashion Week : Francesco Scognamilio

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This is my first trip to Milan Fashion Week, arriving straight from London fashion week on an early morning flight after 5 days of very little sleep, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Milan Fashion Week is different to London Fashion Week - there's no doubt about that. In London there's a sense of childish fun, from the way the people dress, to the attitude of the staff at Somerset House, there's a lot of happiness that fashion week is here and everyone is determined to make the most of it. Here the attitude is much more grim, much more business minded much more focused. Unlike London the average person interested in fashion does not participate, to be here you must be a buyer or press.

With that in mind, there is an overwhelming amount of things to discover, shows/presentations, this fashion week is packed so good time management is essential. Back to the matter at hand and on the first day I attended a really beautiful show Francesco Scognamiglio - I know I use the word beautiful too often but this really is the best way to describe this show & collection. The place (Palazzo Reale) is magnificent, models that walk like fairies and clothes that make you want to undress the models and crawl into them in their place. 

My favourite pieces are the lilac, long silk dresses with leather three-dimensional roses embellished and layered on top. The feeling of this collection is purely feminine, very sleek and elegant - they evoke a passionate sentiment.

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Caroline Hili for LabelC - A Touch of Prettiness

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Yesterday, at Moda Malta, besides Charles & Ron and their new Pre Fall Collection, Label C also showcased a new collection by Caroline Hili. Caroline is a very talented designer and one of her greatest talents is in using clever tailoring touches to enhance a women's figure. This is very evident in these pieces - beautiful silk dresses, clever wrap-over fastenings, -there's a play on a woman's sexuality whilst always retaining elegance. 
However, I must admit that in general, I think her brilliance is more evident in the designs she creates for her own label, probably because for her own collection she can let her imagination run wild but nonetheless, this is a very pretty, very sellable collection that should resonate with a lot of women. The blue dress in particular, is something I'd be pretty eager to wear.

































If you'd like to see more of her work check out this post

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Events Post : LUKE AZZOPARDI RICOCHET

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That Luke has great vision and design skills and knows how to think outside the box is not exactly a news flash. In all his previous works, Luke has excelled at originality and exquisite tailoring. This collection, rises another notch both in the design and also in his use of fabrics - the fabrics, which are all from Camilleri Paris Mode, are absolutely stupendous, one might say majestic - brocades, velvet, silks, all make an appearance. However, as superb as the quality of the fabrics are, it is his play on combining these different fabrics and this combination of textures that captivated me - in an interesting twist, Luke even used pure silk upholstery material for one of his pieces.

Worth a specific mention is this dress below - this new fabric is made of a mix of pure silk and reflective nylon threads the result is meant to reflect and convey the image of water. It is also particularly good at being shaped to fit the body.

A lot of care given to the way the garments fall on the body, waists were enhanced exactly when they need to be, the right amount of cleavage was present and just all round perfect fits. I really felt that each model was selected carefully to wear just the right piece.

The styling of the show itself conveyed an image of power, the hairstyles by Lara Theuma were brilliant - beehives with a dramatic twist and the makeup by Adrianna was excellent. Interesting, coloured, lighting was used as though to reflect changing moods and feelings. Last but not least - loved the shoes which are all from ALDO (I've got a brilliant collaboration ongoing with ALDO you might want to check out).

To find out something more about Luke you can read my interview from earlier this week and you can also read up on last year's show and collection.

In the meantime some more photos are up on my facebook page.

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