From Milan Fashion Week, a Short question for Nigerian Fashion Designer Joy Meribe. Why did she go into the fashion business.
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MFW September 21
I can honestly say this was a strange Milan Fashion Week. My first fashion event in the New Normal was an experience. A city still in recovery from the shock of the past 18 months.
Part one of my highlights:
Bunello Cucinelli 
AGL 
Rodo 
Sarca Shoes 
Tram 
Santoni
Rene Caovilla 
Fratelli Rossetti 
Bulgari
The Before Tacky contributors discuss Milan Fashion Week in the the 2nd part of the show.
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The Before Tacky podcast discusses the virtual Milan Fashion Week for Fall 21. What did we think? What are the upcoming trends? Who designed the sexiest looks? Click Below for Part 1.
What is our option on Milan Fashion Week 2021. Stay tuned, the fashion panel on Beyond Tacky gives its opinion and breakdown.
Introducing our new web show on conversations with fashion creatives from around the world. We will get down to business with anyone who wants to talk. Stay Tuned.
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Outerwear ReDux
The setting for the Fay presentation was impressive: A large space in the company’s head office with blue screen. Secondly, I liked the collection of menswear and womenswear outerwear based on re-interpreted classic looks. A change from the brand’s normal DNA.
From the Fay Presentation
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Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week coverage continues from France 24.
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Milan Impressions
Going with the flow.
Milan Fashion Week is over. I love the Italian city with all of its creative instincts. Designers are always enthusiastic ready to speak about their latest works. I had detailed collection tours.
Fall 2019 will be about the bling. At least that is the word from ateliers in Italy. In other words, social media has affected fashion in many ways. Instant recognition means getting noticed. The right image on Instagram attracts free likes, comments, and shares. Fashion brands have leapt onto the instant fame generation.
Inspiration mixed with heavy doses of commercialization took over. These days fashion is shared not personal. Style liberation has been replaced by forced digital integration. Milanese designers continue to evolve this year. Incorporating social media friendly colors, shapes, and rebranding logos
Many fashion looks upcoming looks are based on the modern “It Girl”. A person who cannot live without a smartphone. Constantly connected with many followers. An existence centered on posting.
Not an insult
I viewed lovely collections not influenced by social media. Sophisticated, the tag inside, sadly, not sure if these brands would would be popular in Fall 2019. After a chat with one public relations representative, we agreed. Can reconciling elegance in the digital world work? On one hand, I want to say “Yes”. After I got back to my hotel, I looked over the feeds of a few “fashion influencers”. I wondered. Ostentatious has become a compliment.
Milan has stepped out of the shadow of Paris. Tailoring looks with an appreciation of the physical form, fitted silhouettes.
I attended many shoes and bags presentations, many brands are extending lines to accessories. A business strategy to counter Michael Kors recent acquisition of shoemaker Jimmy Choo. A country with a history of leather design and production, it was not surprising. Leather shoes prevailed. Some incorporated exotic skin and diamond materials.
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The countdown has started. Milan Fashion begins on the 20th. See all the latest styles from the Italian City of Chic. We cannot wait.