Etro Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

High Ambi­tions–Ready for new heights, designer Kean Etro looked to the mys­ti­cal Pega­sus as the start­ing point of his lat­est col­lec­tion. Mar­ry­ing the extrav­a­gant use of feath­ers to Etro’s sig­na­ture prints, the rich affair brought forth quite the avid imag­i­na­tion. Begin­ning the show with evening­wear, monot­one bro­cade gave way to not only richer prints, but feath­ers turned out as jack­ets, scarves, ties and other pieces. From the dark palette of gray and black to a sam­pling of the warm sun’s rays, Etro explored the color spec­trum, even going as far as a fiery red. From over­coat and vest to shoes, the devil was in the details. Mas­ter­fully mix­ing prints and tex­tures, the col­lec­tion was pre­sented with per­son­al­ity, depth and ulti­mately the fine qual­i­ties of the modern-​​day gentleman.

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Gucci Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Fine & Dandy–Gucci cre­ative direc­tor Frida Gian­nini looks to the nine­teenth cen­tury for the inspi­ra­tion of her lat­est col­lec­tion. Mix­ing var­i­ous ref­er­ences, Gian­nini arrived at what she refers to as Bohemian Grunge. If course with no expense spared, the Gucci man was sent on this path with the ideal trap­pings for a luxe fall sea­son. The vision of smart sim­plic­ity, crew­neck sweaters and mod­est jack­ets made for the per­fect con­tem­po­rary suit­ing state­ment while ornate flo­ral prints cre­ated a tapes­try of enrich­ment. Dress­ing pants and jack­ets for quite the sar­to­r­ial debut, Gucci’s prints were just one of the season’s trea­sured motifs. Work­ing with vel­vet, silk and bro­cade, the show was rounded out by a nod at aris­toc­racy, craft­ing pleated trousers and fit­ted jack­ets for the ulti­mate sea­son of luxury.

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Daniele Alessandrini Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Sar­to­r­ial Lay­er­ing–Daniele Alessan­drini looks to smart lay­er­ing for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son. Tak­ing the twin­set and rein­ter­pret­ing it for out­er­wear, clever jack­ets remain light-​​weight but warm with a blan­ket lin­ing. Sub­tly mix­ing prints, an autumn land­scape con­tributes to the image of a man on the go with suit­ing and casu­al­wear blend­ing together for one cohe­sive wardrobe. From the strong field jacket to clas­sics like the duf­fle coat, Daniele Alessan­drini remains rel­e­vant for the mod­ern man with an offer­ing of tra­di­tion and trend.

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Prada Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Induc­ing Power–Stag­ing a grand affair for the fall/​winter 2012 sea­son, Miuc­cia Prada looked to the power found in dress for the season’s inspi­ra­tion. Fea­tur­ing a star-​​studded cast that included actors Adrien Brody, Gary Old­man and Jamie Bell, the power of influ­ence was in no short sup­ply. Somber and con­strained, striped num­bers opened the show with Prada exe­cut­ing a degree of sim­plic­ity, send­ing out double-​​breasted coats, at times lay­ered in pairs. Com­plete with pocket orna­ments, the dis­tin­guished lineup branched out to famil­iar sil­hou­ettes of sea­sons past before tak­ing a moment for the epit­ome of leisure. Cut like a fine dress­ing gown, the basis of ele­gance for the col­lec­tion was rein­forced and exe­cuted to the final look with a grand cast of characters.

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Salvatore Ferragamo Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

The Col­lec­tor–Posi­tion­ing his man as a col­lec­tor of beau­ti­ful things, Sal­va­tore Fer­rag­amo cre­ative direc­tor Mas­si­m­il­iano Gior­netti crafts a rich col­lec­tion using a tapes­try inspired by the urban land­scape. Whether it is in the vibrant evening lights of blue and red or in the char­coal asphalt, Gior­netti mas­ters a strong color palette, cre­at­ing a sharp wardrobe of suit­ing, out­er­wear and acces­sories. From intri­cate prints that entice to the smart dou­ble breasted blazer or the allure of vel­vet, Sal­va­tore Ferragamo’s fall/​winter 2012 col­lec­tion finds impec­ca­ble lines and clas­si­cism at its best.

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Bottega Veneta Fall/​Winter 2012 | Milan Fashion Week

Total Look–Bot­tega Veneta cre­ative direc­tor Tomas Maier aimed to com­plete a total look for this season’s col­lec­tion. Exam­in­ing pro­por­tions and fit from head to toe, the lat­est range came together as final prod­ucts, a cou­ple of steps removed from the ini­tial inspi­ra­tion source. Play­ing exquis­itely with graphic shapes in this aspect, com­ple­men­tary col­ors melded together as abstract shapes dis­sected Maier’s alto famil­iar can­vas. How­ever, tak­ing a step into the future, a lit­tle rebel­lion sur­faced with treated fin­ishes and a hint of leather, being pieced together for out­er­wear adorn­ments and even­tu­ally the season’s stand­out trousers.

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