Light Florals

Where London and Paris swore by winter blooms on silhouettes, Milan took a different route wherein summer florals replaced their wintery counterparts. The runways were full of white, beige and blush pink fauna, Dolce & Gabbana started with a tribute to motherhood by repeating the rose motif – it was used across a white background on a full skirted, long-sleeved dress. Sportmax put ornamental poppies and daisies against a white surface; they were outlined in black giving a graphic edge and used in asymmetrical dresses that were spliced with panels. At Antonio Marras, a scrawled black bloom against white merged with a checked monochrome print where black was in prominence.

Marni’s beautiful jacquard in pink was scattered with large blooms, again ornamental poppies, which were etched to soften the pink and black contrast. Black as a colour was present throughout, but applied with a lighter hand than in the other fashion capitals, where darkness resided.