Milan Fashion Week S/S 2011: Womenswear Collections

Missoni

The Missoni collection was pulsing in a lap-it-all-on guatamalan fiesta sort of way. House zigs and zags, coupled with graphic diamond motifs, were rendered in a Central American palette of tangerine, turquoise, fuschia and a healthy helping of black. The eye jolting effect, reminiscent of Mexican carpets and textiles, was anything but siesta inducing. On the contrary, the models look poised for flight in their flat square shaped knitted sombreros, slit kaftans and their long, layered flap skirts. Almost every piece featured the same loose-weave knit that gave the clothes a crisp, featherweight stiffness.

Wallpaper's subliminal message dressing: a top with the words "Feel it" and "Raw like Sushi" knitted into the pattern.