• Home
• /
• Entertainment

Milan Fashion Week: Ramp ablaze

Roberto Cavalli turned up the temperature on Milan Fashion Week with a ring of fire in the center of his tented runway, while Bottega Veneta sent ripples down the ramp as Milan Fashion Week continued the fourth day of womenswear previews for next fall and winter.

Bottega Veneta’s looks for next winter burst and ripple with kinetic energy. Creative director Tomas Maier infuses the looks with motion both through the tailoring, including micro folds and loose pleats, as well as with geometric patterns. Movement is created in tiny pleats in dusty pastels that ripple soothingly along pretty cocktail or party dresses, while geometric patterns in black and white give bold definition. The looks are finished in black suede booties that are cut into a spiky silhouette suggestive of flames and which mimic the graphic patterns in some of the apparel.

Roberto Cavalli daringly staged his preview around a ring of fire, which provided not only a dramatic backdrop for his hot looks but spread heat through the fashion crowd.

The elegant and often elaborate collection incorporates, according to Cavalli, the femininity of the 1920s and the geometry of the 1930s. Several looks captured best the heat of the venue, including one long gown with the image of flames lapping up the hemline, worn with a red and and black fur stole.

Fire extinguishers placed at intervals around the fire ring, which itself was set in a pool of water, ensured the fiery image was never realised.

The looks included heavily beaded dresses that clung seductively to curves, skinny beaded suits and hemlines ripped into a froth of fringe.