Milan Trend Week February 2025 Calendar Options Anniversary Exhibits, Runway Debuts

MILAN — Even amid the glooms of geopolitical instability, tariffs threats and weak inside demand, the sentiment was upbeat on the presentation of Milan Trend Week’s schedule right here on Wednesday.

The native municipality estimates that the upcoming occasion, which is able to run Feb. 25 to March 3, will generate 185 million euros in gross sales throughout shops, eating places, transportation, lodges and different providers, highlighting a useful ripple impact throughout totally different industries pushed by the worldwide affluence anticipated within the metropolis.

Trend operators will probably be notably busy, because the week is shaping as much as be a packed one, that includes a complete of 153 occasions together with 56 bodily exhibits, six digital ones and roughly 70 displays.

There are not any main surprises on the present entrance. As anticipated, Bottega Veneta will forgo a runway present amid the change in its artistic guard from Matthieu Blazy to Louise Trotter. But the model received’t sit out from the schedule utterly: on March 1 it’s going to unveil its new Palazzo San Fedele headquarters in central Milan with a efficiency and partnership with Casa Mollino. 

Whereas the likes of Del Core and GCDS are MIA, the core of the Milan vogue pack is confirmed to stage runway exhibits. 

As reported, Gucci would be the vogue week opener with its “unified” runway present at 3 p.m. CET in a still-undisclosed location, to be adopted by Iceberg and N. 21. The inaugural day will even see Lorenzo Serafini’s debut on the artistic helm of Alberta Ferretti, Ok-Manner’s runway present marking the BasicNet Group-owned model’s 60^th anniversary, and the Dsquared2 coed present celebrating the 30^th anniversary of Dean and Dan Caten’s brainchild.

But the largest milestone will probably be Fendi’s centenary. As reported, the Roman home skipped its conventional, separate males’s present in January to go coed with a runway occasion on Feb. 26. Silvia Venturini Fendi, creative director of equipment and menswear collections, is for now main the general design effort for males’s and girls’s after the exit of British designer Kim Jones, who stepped down after 4 years as Fendi’s creative director of high fashion, ready-to-wear and fur collections for ladies.

Giorgio Armani can be marking the fiftieth anniversary of his namesake firm in 2025 however no celebratory plans have been revealed but.

Earlier than Fendi’s huge celebrations that day, three OTB-owned manufacturers will stage their exhibits, together with Jil Sander at an uncommon morning slot at 10.30 a.m. CET; Diesel at 2 p.m. CET and Marni at 5 p.m. CET. 

Sizzling tickets on Feb. 27 will embrace Max Mara; David Koma’s runway debut at Blumarine; Prada, Emporio Armani; MM6 Maison Margiela; Roberto Cavalli and Etro.

The next day will probably be Alberto Caliri’s flip to stage his first runway present again on the artistic path of Missoni after the exit of Filippo Grazioli final 12 months. The occasion will probably be preceded by the likes of Sportmax, Tod’s, Moschino and Sunnei, and will probably be adopted by Elisabetta Franchi and Versace — two exhibits that may see former Gucci president and chief govt officer Marco Bizzarri seated entrance row. Bizzarri already invested in Elisabetta Franchi final 12 months, however rumors are swirling he is perhaps busy elevating funds for the Medusa model as nicely, as reported.

The weekend will open with exhibits together with Ferrari, Ferragamo and Bally, the place hypothesis can be mounting a couple of potential exit of artistic director Simone Bellotti, thought-about a possible successor to Luke and Lucie Meier at Jil Sander. That day MSGM will even return to the catwalk format; Fiorucci will stage its present as a part of the official vogue calendar for the primary time and Philipp Plein will cap off the day with its conventional night extravaganza.

As per Sunday’s custom, March 2 would be the Giorgio Armani day, preceded by Chinese language designer Susan Fang’s Milan debut supported by Dolce & Gabbana as a part of its ongoing undertaking endorsing younger designers.

Italy’s vogue chamber can be renewing its dedication in supporting rising manufacturers. The schedule contains runway debuts of the likes of Francesco Murano, Giuseppe Di Morabito and Establishment by Galib Gassanoff. 

On the presentation entrance, indie names akin to Lessico Familiare, Denisa Rad, Edis Pala, Lorenzo Seghezzi and Bergie by Giorgiaandreazza will add to the established manufacturers together with Brunello Cucinelli, Loro Piana and Ports 1961. Max&Co. will even unveil a collaboration with artist Pietro Terzini, whereas Weekend Max Mara will tie-up with Giuliva Heritage. 

Equipment will take heart stage with Santoni’s 50^th anniversary and Paul Andrew’s debut at Sergio Rossi, alongside displays from Serapian, Giuseppe Zanotti, Gianvito Rossi, Pollini, Stuart Weitzman, AGL and Mach & Mach, amongst others. 

As a part of a collaboration with Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, Italy’s vogue chamber will even host the presentation of Charles De Vilmorin in its Trend Hub house, which is able to moreover highlight rising labels working with a sustainable mindset or coming from Seoul, in addition to stage a collection of talks.

Different occasions will embrace exhibitions from Ok-Manner at Museo Della Permanente and the “Anna Piaggi, Parole e Taffeta” showcase of the late iconic vogue journalist’s appears to be like staged by MinervaHub and that was teased on the Milano Unica textile commerce present this week.

The “Balenciaga: Sneakers From Spain Tribute” will even open at Palazzo Morando, whereas 10 Corso Como’s actions will vary from an set up involving sizzling manufacturers like Duran Lantink, Hodakova, Vaquera and Zomer to the revealing of a brand new shoe capsule assortment with Giorgio Armani and the Maison Margiela x Mild Monster newest collaboration.

In releasing the schedule, the group’s chairman Carlo Capasa additionally confirmed financial projections that forecast 2024 gross sales of the style and linked industries (together with textiles, clothes, leather-based items, footwear, jewellery, eyewear and cosmetics) down 5.3 p.c to 96 billion euros in comparison with 2023. 

But he stated that the detrimental pattern reported within the first three quarters of 2024 barely weakened within the fourth quarter of the 12 months. 

As for exports, though they proceed to be a key driver for the Italian vogue trade, they’re now anticipated to develop solely 2.5 p.c to 91 billion euros versus 2023, whereas earlier projections for 2024 noticed exports of the general sector up 5.5 p.c to 93.7 billion euros in comparison with 2023.

The up to date forecast is predicated on the efficiency registered within the first 10 months of 2024, when exports grew solely 2.6 p.c in comparison with the identical interval in 2023. This additional widened the numerous cut up between clusters of sectors: exports of the “core” classes — textiles, clothes, leather-based items and footwear — had been down 4.2 p.c whereas these of firms working in jewellery, eyewear and cosmetics had been up 21.8 p.c.