Mood board: The brand staged it’s A/W 2018 show in the resplendent rooms of the Palazzo Litta in Milan, a setting perfect for a brand associated with the jet set life style of the high and mighty, and those popping on private jet for a ski trip in Switzerland. Pucci is intrinsically linked to alpine wear (luckily for the brand, puffer jackets are also the outerwear du jour), its founder began designing the colourful prints that the brand has become synonymous with while giving ski lessons in Zermatt. For the label’s second season without a creative director at the helm, it presented a collection bursting with luxurious lounge-wear, like quilted dressing gowns and turbans, bright caftans and sexy lace slips. Plus Pucci print puffer jackets and long capes — alpine pieces for the crème de la crème.
Team work: Pucci was preoccupied with the American starlets that wore its designs, like Marilyn Monroe, who favoured the brand’s brightly coloured blouses. For a high dosage of Hollywood glamour, Pucci collaborated with fine jewellery house Bulgari, showcasing a series of colourful and geometric archive pieces from the seventies. The Roman house is renowned for incorporating gemstones into its designs in unusual colour combinations (a Pucci attribute too) and the high jewellery designs were encrusted with coral, jade, amethysts and green enamel.
Best in show: There was a pared-back Pucci sensibility to the looks that opened the show, like a magenta cashmere coat with a wide blue collar or a sleek turquoise cape. For the less ostentatious dresser, they offered an elegant entry into the brand.
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Broken up into six pavilions, this brutalist Mexican house is embedded in the landscapeSordo Madaleno’s brutalist Mexican house, Rancho del Bosque, is divided up into a series of pavilions to preserve the character of its hillside site, combining concrete, curves and far-reaching views
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Etihad Airways’ A321LR redefines the single-aisle experienceAbu Dhabi’s flagship carrier brings wide-body sensibility to its new generation Airbus aircraft, a rethink of what short and medium-haul travel can feel like
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Ralph Steadman has worked with everyone from Hunter S. Thompson to Travis Scott and Quavo – now, the Gonzo illustrator is celebrated in LondonA new exhibition provides a rare opportunity to experience the inimitable work and creativity of Gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman up close. Just don’t call it a ‘style’.
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With an ode to Italy, Homme Plissé Issey Miyake brings its brand of fashion magic to Florence’s Pitti UomoMarking the start of a new nomadic way of showing for the Japanese label, Homme Plissé Issey Miyake held its S/S 2026 show at Florence’s Villa Medicea della Petraia as part of Pitti Uomo last night (18 June) with a collection inspired by the colours and textures of Italy
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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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Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2023: Fendi to PradaFrom Prada’s exploration of archetypal menswear garments to JW Anderson’s much-anticipated debut in the city, the best of Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2023, as it happens
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Milan Fashion Week A/W 2022: Prada to Bottega VenetaIn this extended report, Scarlett Conlon reports live from the Milan Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as they take place on the runway
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The filmic vision of Paris’ virtual men’s fashion weekTake an in-depth look at the trends of Paris' fashion week for Spring/Summer 2021, where brands turned to the moving image to express their collections virtually
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