Mood board: ‘The fine suiting of Agnona subverts the maximalist street style spectacle… these are clothes to flatter a woman, who has zero time to get dressed,’ said Dal Chodha in the Hushed Tones feature of our September Style Special issue – one celebrating fashion’s minimalist mood. A longtime proponent of luxurious pared-back style is Agnona’s Simon Holloway who has the infinitely elegant, trend-rejecting woman in mind. Fashion and design are naturally intertwined in Milan, and for S/S 2020 Holloway harked back to a black and white 1981 photograph of the first Memphis showroom in the city, with a collection of easy oversized tailoring, flowing dresses and trenchcoats imagined in typical Agnona neutrals and suiting checks, alongside more Memphis-inspired shades like turquoise, lilac and peach.
Finishing touches: Chunky chain link jewellery is a S/S 2020 staple. Holloway’s take had a more naturalistic nod, and chain necklaces, bracelets and earrings were imagined with organic, asymmetric links, inspired by the natural forms of individual stitches of yarn.
Best in show: Ultra fine viscose cashmere, double face Century cashmere and impossibly sleek mohair – the fabrications employed by Agnona are utterly luxurious. For spring, a long pleated taupe trench coat was cut from silk dupioni, woven on one of only four antique looms at the Lanificio Agnona in Trivero.
Agnona S/S 2020.
Agnona S/S 2020.
Agnona S/S 2020.
Agnona S/S 2020.
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Aesop’s Queer Library bookmarks brilliant literature, no purchase requiredReturning to London’s Soho, 3-6 July 2025, the Queer Library pop-up offers complimentary books by LGBTQIA+ authors and allies
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Wangechi Mutu's powerful sculptures take over the palatial interiors of Rome's Galleria BorgheseThe Kenyan-born artist is the first living woman to have a solo exhibition at the villa
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Il Sereno’s new Listening Suite is what phonophiles’ dreams are made ofDesigned by Patricia Urquiola and Il Sereno founder and audiophile Luis Contreras, the new Lake Como-facing suite unites Japanese listening culture with Italian design
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The collections you might have missed this S/S 2026 menswear seasonBetween the headliners in Paris, Milan and Florence, a few off-schedule displays are deserving of honourable mention – from Martine Rose’s sexually-charged portrait of Kensington Market to Sander Lak’s appointment-only namesake debut
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Let there be light: a closer look at Prada’s stripped-back S/S 2026 show set‘This is the first time the Fondazione is completely bare, with the light coming in,’ said Raf Simons backstage at Prada’s ‘light, fresh, colourful’ and ‘human’ S/S 2026 men’s show in Milan
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The standout shows of Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2026: Prada to DunhillWallpaper* picks the very best of Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2026, from Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’ ‘light, fresh’ and ‘human’ display to Dunhill’s exploration of English dress codes
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Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2026: live updates from the Wallpaper* teamFrom 20-23 June, Milan Fashion Week Men’s arrives in the Italian fashion capital. Follow along for a first look at the shows, presentations and other fashion happenings, as seen by the Wallpaper* editors
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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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What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to at Men’s Fashion Week S/S 2026As Men’s Fashion Week S/S 2026 begins in Florence, the Wallpaper* style team select the moments they will be looking out for – from Jonathan Anderson’s anticipated Dior debut to outings from Wales Bonner, Kiko Kostadinov and Prada
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50 years of Santoni, the footwear brand steeped in Italian craft, celebrated in a new bookInside ‘Santoni Meraviglia’, a richly illustrated new tome published by Assouline that tells the story behind the Italian brand’s meticulously crafted footwear
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‘The White Lotus’ meets La Dolce Vita: inside Mytheresa and Dolce & Gabbana’s Taormina takeoverWallpaper* travels to Taormina, Sicily, where a two-day celebration of the latest Dolce & Gabbana x Mytheresa collaboration centred around San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel – the filming location of ‘The White Lotus’ season two
