Emerging at key shows in multiple cities, matte black eyewear frames look new. Styles range from thick plastic cat eye or round sunglasses to Simone Rocha’s more directional, knitted nerd specs. – Whitney Kessler
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A rounded, tea-cozy silhouette that envelops the shoulders emerged last Fall, but is finding momentum this season in Milan. The look is achieved with separate capelet accessories, cropped shoulder-covering pullovers, or with “built-in” versions that incorporate furry or contrasting yokes into sweaters, dresses or coats. – Sharon Graubard
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Film Noir, the genre full of desperate women, small-time private-eyes and dark, moody imagery, is a key touchpoint this season in Milan. Femme fatale style is conjured up with 1940s-ish silhouettes like strong shoulders, fitted sheaths, pencil skirts and mannish coats, all worn with a bit of alluring deshabille. Gloomy black-and-white landscapes — a key print direction this season —
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Marni's Consuelo Castiglioni delivered a darker collection than usual for Fall 2013. Salt-and-pepper tweed was spliced into box pleats with raw edges, made alluring by chiffon inset panels that showed off just the right amount of skin. –Deirdre Pérez
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EMOTIONAL WEIGHT
Milan: After several print-heavy seasons, Consuelo Castiglioni chose a more austere path for Marni, stripping away the retro repeats and sparkly paillettes in favor of moody neutrals and spectacular, tailored furs. Coats, as always, were highly covetable and formed the centerpiece of the F/W 13 collection, from darkly swirled astrakhan with wide, heavy swaths of mink at the hem
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SHE WEARS THE PANTS
New York: Consuelo Castiglioni shifted her focus to tailoring and outerwear for Pre-Fall. Her label, Marni, is typically known charmingly quirky and feminine pieces, but this time around, Castiglioni explored a tomboyish theme. The first section of the collection featured several versions of a straight-leg, pressed-crease pant, some with tab waistbands, others without. There was also a
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Every year, Marni creates a collection designed by school kids from around the world. This year, Marni collaborated with children in Colombia, Tibet and Kenya for a collection entitled "My Country," demonstrating their world. Some of the children's drawings were chosen to create one-of-a-kind prints to appear on shirts, bags and scarves. Sold exclusively in the Marni boutique at the Mall of the
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Silhouettes that stand away from the body become wearable architecture in the hands of masterful designers in Milan. Crisp cottons and smooth leathers are deftly molded into A-lines, cylinders and ovoid volumes. Tops, skirts, culottes and simple coats in solid tones — petal pinks, powder blues and saturated teals and wines — create sophisticated color-blocked effects when ensembled. –Sharon Graubard
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ELEGANTLY SPARSE
Milan: "Sparseness as elegance" was how Consuelo Castiglioni described her spring collection for Marni. She stripped away most of her signature geometric prints and, instead, let the spare shapes and soft volumes speak for themselves. The prints, of course, were not completely absent. The show opened with a series of visually arresting checks, and large-scale flowers and sliced dots
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Marni plays up the active influences as it drops its new series of sought-after collars in neoprene and acetate. This round of the dainty accessories also features resin brooches and prints that, according to the company, seek to “clash harmonically” with the items’ decidedly artificial constructions.
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Bright colors and abstract floral motifs characterize Marni's Winter 2012 sunglasses collection. Featuring delicate engravings on acetate, the sunnies pair fluorescent frames with contrasting solid temples. Thick, clean lined temples juxtapose against the curved frames, adding a structured feel to the sophisticated sunglasses.
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QUIRKY INTELLECTUAL
New York: Marni designer Consuelo Castiglioni can always be relied upon to put out playful yet intellectual looks, and for Cruise/Resort, she did it again. As usual, prints were a highlight. This season's motifs included a wavy mesh pattern, micro starbursts with flowers, cookie cutter flowers on a background of wavy lines, and a range of texture prints. Other
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Images left to right: Emporio Armani, Marni, Prada.
Shrinking bag silhouettes are emerging as an inspiring new item for F/W 12. Spotted on the Milan runways, these new scales complemented Fall apparel with a delicate and feminine accent. Styles varied from heavily embellished minaudières at Prada to minimalist soft satchel forms at Marni. Miniature silhouettes have evolved from S/S 12's Mini
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Novel color combinations, new textures and innovative lasts were the focus of most designers fr the F/W 12 season. Stylesight takes a closer look at the top 5 footwear collections from Milan Fashion Week.
Fendi
Single soles arrive in Milan runways, but not without a twist. Molded platforms and heel details contoured round toe, cone heel lasts of a range composed of
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Just this week, H&M finally released look book images from its highly-anticipated collaboration with Marni. The brand's founder and creative director, Consuelo Castiglioni, has created a print-heavy collection for both women and men which captures the essence of what the House is all about. Available on March 8th in 260 stores worldwide and online (only in Europe), the purpose of
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