The typical Milan Fashion Week involves very inventive, unique, artsy and all around unwearable clothing. However, this year, that has changed. Milan Fashion Week actually included very wearable, understated clothing. One of the trends in Milan seemed to be transparency combined with different elements so that it was not overbearing or trashy. Instead it turned out to be very classy and sophisticated. An example of the transparency is located in the picture on the right which comes from the Roberto Cavalli Collection for Milan Fashion Week.
When dealing with art over usability, this year is very usable but there are still elements of sculptured art. According to the "Fashion Directory" some of the themes for Milan Fashion Week included bejewled, bouffant, one-shoulder, folds, fringe, gold and intricate just to name a few. The bouffant style seems to show some of the sculpture looking pieces. The picture on the left is taken from the "fashion directory" website and gives an example of the sculptured clothing.
Another interesting aspect of the Milan Fashion Week was the use of plus size clothing that emphasizes the usability aspect of the Milan Fashion Week. According to Fashion Director Hillary Alexander, "Milan Fashion Week opened yesterday with a delightful
surprise for all those women bored with the seemingly endless parade of lean, lithe teenagers that tends to dominate the catwalks." Elena Miro's entire collection was designed for women of average size. On the right is a picture of one of her pieces. All in all I feel that Milan Fashion Week was extremely successful in that many of the pieces were extremely usable with a hint of sculpted art adding an extra unique element.
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