Mood board: The M.O. at MSGM is fast paced – racing towards a bright, pop future. Its founder Massimo Giorgetti has a penchant for speed. Last season guests were sent water-bottles ahead of the show, held on a volleyball court to introduce sporting separates as a key theme for the brand. This season the invitation was a baseball cap with the word ‘Turbo’ embroidered onto it and a quote from former race car driver Mario Andretti: ‘If you have everything under control, you are not going fast enough.’ These are jubilant clothes for buzzy city bees.
Sound bite: Motor racing culture met with an Italian post-punk line. Cotton jackets had allover flame prints. Washed denim cargo pants were cut wide influenced by pit crew uniforms. Motorsport newspaper stories were printed onto striped shirts and a smart camel coat. ‘MSGM is evolving. Speed has always been at our heart, the fast passion of life. What do we do as we grow? We go faster,’ Giorgetti said. Backstage the mood board included close ups of car headlights, black and white photographs of cars in motion and energetic scenes from 1980s Japanese football cartoon Holly & Benji. These appeared as a jacquard on a half-zip pullover and a classic trench.
Finishing touches: The renowned Italian sportswear brand Fila’s 1992 Silva trainer has been MSGM-ed for Autumn/Winter 2019. K-way jackets came in crunchy, 90s-rave brights. Double-breasted wool blazers were boxy. A faded denim jacket was worn with matching denim trousers with the word ‘proibito’ printed on the fly. The clothes spoke about our pace of life; the need for speed to keep up with this crazy world. The words ‘Eur-Hope’ was emblazoned on knitwear. A message to us all.
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In Shanghai, Hermès conjures a ‘cosmopolitan explorer’ for its one-off show on the Huangpu RiverNadège Vanhée, artistic director of Hermès’ womenswear collections, presented ‘The Second Chapter’ of her A/W 2025 collection earlier this evening (13 June 2025) against the futuristic skyline of Shanghai
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekIt was a jam-packed week for the Wallpaper* staff, entailing furniture, tech and music launches and lots of good food – from afternoon tea to omakase
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Peugeot brings back a classic performance badge for the electric era: meet the E-208 GTiPeugeot has unveiled the new E-208 GTi, a performance EV designed to hark back to a golden age of compact sports cars
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Milan exhibition celebrates 20 years of Armani Privé: ‘Haute couture is fashion when it becomes art’Hosted at the Tadao Ando-designed Armani/Silos, ‘Giorgio Armani Privé 2005-2025, Twenty Years of Haute Couture’ displays an expansive collection of the Italian designer’s showstopping haute couture creations
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The best fashion moments at Milan Design Week 2025Scarlett Conlon discovers the finest fashion moments at Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week 2025, from Loewe’s artist-designed teapots to The Row’s first home collection
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Aesop’s ‘The Second Skin’ is a sensory sanctuary during Salone del Mobile 2025Aesop unveils ‘The Second Skin’ in Milan, a multisensory ‘exploration of dermis and design’ that marks the arrival of the brand’s Eleos Aromatique body cleanser and lotion
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Acqua di Parma says a sun-kissed ‘Buongiorno’ to Milan Design Week 2025At its Milan store, Acqua di Parma is co-distillating exuberant ceramics and olfactory pleasure in an installation that honours its latest fragrance
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Valextra’s collaboration with Zaven is a ‘travelling sculpture’ with its own suitcaseRevealed at Milan Design Week 2025, Valextra’s new project with Venice-based creative agency Zaven is inspired by Bruno Munari’s ‘Travel Sculptures’ and unexpected discoveries in the Italian leather brand’s archive
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Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli on curating Gucci Bamboo Encounters at Fuorisalone: ‘We didn’t want to produce commodities’Celebrating one of Gucci’s foundational materials, ‘Bamboo Encounters’ sees Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli of 2050+ bring together seven international artists and designers to explore bamboo through a series of ‘research projects’ at Milan’s Chiostri di San Simpliciano
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Sunnei’s shape-shifting concept store and café takes up residence in the brand’s Milan HQ‘It allows visitors to shop just steps away from the people who designed the pieces,’ say Sunnei founders Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo of the store, which features a Tommaso Vergano and Anastasia Posca-curated café – perfect for a Milan Design Week pitstop
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Loewe’s latest perfume smells like the start of spring, with notes of blossoming violetLoewe’s Casa De Campo perfume, the latest in its Un Paseo Por Madrid collection, pays tribute to the city of Madrid in bloom
