As you may know, the annual Salone del Mobile in Milan has recently concluded. While always offering a certain degree of inspiration, the main furniture exhibition in the Fiera Pavillion was a bit stayed. For the original and inspirational, it was all about the Fuori Salone displays in the Navigli district, the canal-ridden area that [...]
Author Archives: Francesco Segoni
Versace @ Milan Fashion Week
March 5, 2009 – 6:15 am
In a world of change, the triumvirate of Versace, silk jersey and midriff cutouts remains blissfully the same. -ED And now the brand’s Versus line provides the perfect complement. Appropriately named “OTT” (Over The Top), it is a new, small collection of accessories, mostly shoes and bags. Enriched by showy jewelry, they are the work [...]
On the Street @ Milan Fashion Week
March 5, 2009 – 5:37 am
Images courtesy of Francesco Segoni. All week, the fashion buzz was clearly felt out in the street. A host of new stores has recently opened in downtown Milan. Frankie Morello, Kenzo, Shirò: the face of the “fashion district” around via Monte Napoleone is always renovating. Grifoni’s new location was a brothel until the 1950s and [...]
Accessories @ Milan Fashion Week
March 3, 2009 – 9:08 pm
Accessories, accessories. On the street, on the runway, they are everywhere. Bags, jewels, shoes, bijoux. Rocco Barocco’s outrageously tall boots have a zip on the back running from heel to… and are closer to leather stockings than actual footwear. Marni’s necklaces are adorned with emerald beads. Lotus flowers and ancient Chinese motifs decorate Etro’s tops. [...]
