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Issued on: 27/02/2022 - 16:58 Milan (AFP) – Milan Fashion Week wraps up Monday after six days of catwalk displays showcasing the most effective of Fall/Winter 2022/2023, Italian-style. Though spirits on the excessive-profile trend occasion had been dampened by the invasion of Ukraine, these attending acquired a entrance row sneak peak on the trends to be seen in months forward -- hopefully in additional peaceable occasions. Here are a number of: - Power shoulders -Bring out your shoulder pads, girls. Expansive, exaggerated, and extensive, extensive, extensive, 1980s' shoulders had been again on the runway in an enormous means. Dolce & Gabbana had a subject day right here, providing up the proper wardrobe necessities for anybody needing to muscle somebody out of the way in which. Shoulder pads beefed up black double-breasted fits, day-Glo jackets in orange, fuchsia and canary yellow, and had been on show beneath clear attire paired with garter belts, imparting an attractive linebacker really feel.Versace went for max distinction with outsized, extensive-shouldered lengthy coats in pale blue and Barbie doll pink paired with the model's signature corset tops in contrasting colors. At Prada, roomy black attire with beneficiant shoulders had been accented with chains that swept throughout the neckline at an angle. - Translucence - Call it what you need -- clear, flimsy, or virtually nude -- see-via appears had been all around the runway, from Fendi to Bottega Veneta. Fendi's barely-there silk chiffon skirts and slacks left little to the creativeness in mushy tones of apricot, mint and rose. See-through had texture at N°21, whereas Lorenzo Serafini at Philosophy ticked two packing containers with an excellent sheer nude turtleneck exposing beneficiant shoulder pads (see above).At Missoni, the model's well-known zig zag was seen on subtly clear lurex cloth sewn into shimmering slip attire and lengthy, type-becoming tunics, whereas at Prada, legs peeked out via diaphanous silk on tiered, beneath-the-knee cigarette skirts with panels of leather-based or gray wool. Bottega Veneta confirmed shimmering, translucent slip attire bedecked with clear sequins. - Puffy and fluffy -The longing for consolation in difficult occasions means the continuing pattern of Teddy Bear and puffer coats is unlikely to fade away. It's exhausting to surrender Teddy.Puffy, fluffy, and outsized had been the coats seen in Milan, some modestly so and luxurious, as at Max Mara and Alberta Ferretti, and some not for the faint of coronary heart -- suppose excessive glamour meets Muppet.Versace introduced puffy and shiny, a favorite mixture for Italians, right into a deliciously ample purple down belted coat, whereas Philipp Plein supplied an analogous vibe in a bomber. An abundance of wildly distressed cloth in a shade of light denim grew to become a supersized males's coat at Diesel, with equally eye-opening variations in dusty rose and avocado for ladies. Versace went for the puffy, shiny look Tiziana FABI AFP But Dolce & Gabbana designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana took the class to its apex, with creations on their vibrant metaverse runway that will give the Abominable Snowman a run for his cash. Black and white and fuzzy and heat, one (fake) fur coat invoked an elegant Pepe le Pew, whereas one other, a cocoon of shiny black quilting, may simply double as a sleeping bag in a pinch.And dispelling the notion that fuzzy is fattening, Bottega Veneta confirmed an impeccably tailor-made, slimming sheath costume in a teddy bear cloth. Max Mara equally included the comforting look into shorts and tunics. Tiny topsTeeny, weeny tops had been seen over and over -- exposing every thing however a strategic portion of torso -- and paired with every thing from shiny pants at Missoni to shredded denims at Diesel.Already seen throughout the fall exhibits in a triangle bra model, this season's choices opted for a bandeau look. Rihanna, within the viewers at Gucci, opted for such a crop prime in black latex -- offering most visibility of her being pregnant. At Roberto Cavalli, the bandeau tops had been in luscious mustard and emerald inexperienced mohair, paired with voluminous skirts or pants. Designer Fausto Puglisi's so-referred to as "cage dresses" featured black, type-becoming attire with slender bands of cloth throughout the chest, given an underground, S&M edge with the addition of steel rings. - Catsuits -Warning: this mini-pattern isn't for everybody.For good or for unhealthy, the bodysuit made an look in Milan, most memorably at Roberto Cavalli, bedecked in cheetah print and accessorised with lengthy matching cheetah gloves and leather-based straps for good measure. Bodysuits are again: a cheetah print catsuit from Roberto Cavalli Tiziana FABI AFP A quasi-catsuit got here crocheted at Etro, whereas Blumarine confirmed a purple lengthy sleeved model with a plunging neckline. Wear it at your peril. © 2022 AFP