My trip to Milan: fashion window views

[Marc Chevalier]

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I've just come back from Milan. Happily, the extreme fashions on its runways have not made their mark on the average Milanese woman. On the streets and in shop windows, I saw an overwhelming abundance of good taste: deft uses of color combinations and vintage details. Have a gander:

 

[Paisley]

Some very nice clothes. The prints and the jackets are especially nice.

That shade of orange seems to be the latest thing. Glad I stocked up on deep pink while it had a run.

 

[miss_smith]

Wow, they picked all my favorite color combinations! Grey and orange are just to die for.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

That shade of orange seems to be the latest thing.

Yup, for women and for men. I saw a lot of guys with burnt orange wool scarves as well as sweaters. It looked becoming.

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[Miss 1929]

Nice blue and white dress - it would look pretty 30s if it was a foot and a half longer. Only ladies with slender, non-veiny legs can do skirts above the knee.

 

[Paisley]

The navy/cream combination looks crisp without being harsh.

I like how the outfits define the waistline: the skirts are flared and there's extra fabric at the top of the bodices (ruffles, collars, scarves, shirred sleeves). It's a nice alternative to shoulder pads.

 

[Paisley]

Nice blue and white dress - it would look pretty 30s if it was a foot and a half longer. Only ladies with slender, non-veiny legs can do skirts above the knee.

Just-above-the-knee on me shows just enough muscle to make me look like a gladiator. And I think I have good legs.

 

[Viola]

I like skirts above the knee, it proves that despite my height (five-nuthin) I do in fact have legs. Calf-length on me, as much as I admire it on others, looks very regrettable.

That blue/cream print looks very wearable to me. Be great with peep-toes, wouldn't it?

That pewter/orange is great. I love the little gray dress with the orange handbag and scarf.

 

[JupitersDarling]

Omg, ORANGE!! I love orange. And I love those designs!

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

Omg, ORANGE!! I love orange. And I love those designs!

Me too! Do you remember what shop this was, Marc?

 

[RebeccaMUA]

Yummy! Those Milanese fashions are just scrumptious

 

[Slim Portly]

Great pictures, Marc.

It amazes me that with very small variations this look has been around for many hundreds of years:

 

[kamikat]

I can't stand the colors they used, but the shapes are all nice. It looks like it will be back to a more classic idea of style than the past few years.

 

[Carlisle Blues]

Very simple design, very beautiful color combinations. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Do you remember what shop this was, Marc?

I don't have a clue. However, it was representative of the styles I saw all over the city.


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[Miss RM]

I wish stores around here sold clothing like that ... and that I could afford it if they did!

 

[Laura Chase]

I don't know, to me it looks like plain conservative clothes, just enough vintage-ish to look conservative but not enough vintage-esque to look interesting - boring, to my eyes. But I do agree that the burnt orange color is particularly gorgeous.