
Brunello Cucinelli: No strangers to sumptuous luxury, lustworthy fabrics dominated the label’s autumn offering, culminating in a series of handmade knitted jumpers and bomber jackets which each take 20 hours to create. Inspired by nature they are knitted to resemble a tessellation of leaves and flowers and are toned like tree bark. Elsewhere, there was an eighties elan to oversized pinstripe tailoring tucked into boots, leather totes were imagined in XL proportions and knee high boots had a equestrian air, featuring crystal encrusted buckles.

Loro Piana: Look no further than the Italian fabrication experts for the upmost in autumnal luxury. Cashmere shearling bomber jackets which took two years to develop, astonishingly sofy vicuña tracksuits and cashmere lined wellington boots will all bolster the wardrobes of the most elegant, pared back and fabrication obsessed shoppers. The brand also had an outdoors focused élan for autumn, pairing those aforementioned wellington boots with crocodile skin water bottle holders and cashmere camera cases. What more could incentivise you into a hike?

No 21: Alessandro Dell’Acqua is known for his seductively nonchalant aesthetic, where punk meets pretty in a subversively chic mix. A/W 2020 marks No 21’s tenth anniversary, and his milestone collection was a cacophony of party dresses in liquid chanmail, ribbed knitwear twinkling with sequins and alluring cut outs, oversized tailoring and pencil skirts in buttery leather and utilitarian outerwear all imagined in dark midnight tones, caramel, bottle green and cornflower. Body skimming boucle dresses featured blingy chainmail straps, cropped cardigans were imagined in preppy check mohair and a feathered coat provided plenty of frou frou. For Dell’Acqua devotees the next ten years is looking dazzling.

Memos. On fashion in this millennium: Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana partnered with curator Maria Luisa Frisa, exhibition-maker Judith Clark and Museo Poldi Pezzoli to present an exhibition that looks at our sartorial history. Exploring the nature of contemporary fashion through carefully curated ’memos’ – Collections of clothing, magazines, and writing – the exhibition reflects on fashion in this millennium and serves as the perfect deep-dive for the fashion-savvy culture addict. The exhibition is on view until 4 May 2020 at Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan.

Woolrich: Introducing functionality fused with high-end aesthetics, the Woolrich A/W 2020 collection was curated in four equally exciting drops. Keeping us warm, dry and protected in all conditions, the label’s outerwear essentials were styled as timeless puffers, sherpas, and city coats in charcoal black, slate blue and dew grey – broken up by colourful alternatives in shiny tangerine orange and apple red. Taking us from a mild autumn breeze to sub-zero climate, the drops culminated in the Woolrich Arctic Parka series. Celebrating the brand’s 190-year-old history, the conclusion of the collection deconstructed and re-designed the iconic Arcitc Parka to fit three distinctive concepts and lifestyles – The Luxe, Tech, and Eco.

Jil Sander: Taking a break from the hectic fashion week schedule, Jil Sander turned its Via Sant’Andrea space in Milan into a miniature gallery. The store has since its inauguration in September 2019 offered a new approach to retail spaces – featuring numerous pop-up art projects. The latest installation highlights the journey behind the brand’s S/S 2020 campaign through a selection of 12 images by Paris-based photographer Olivier Kervern. Documenting the source of inspiration for the collection, a road-trip through Sicily, the images are complemented with a screening of behind-the-scenes footage from the trip showing creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier at work.