MFW: Trend Mash Up

As we head into the heart of Paris Fashion Week it's time to look back and review its more risqué sister Milan Fashion Week, home to ostentation and excess at its best. And this season, Italy's fashion big boys decided to own Autumn's most archetypal palettes: jewel colours and earthy tones. This year it's all about rust and Quality Street. They may have re-visited a trend but MFW is no shrinking violet (cough cough), with the likes of Roberto Cavalli providing a generous helping of texture and pattern to his jewel interpretations for a Cavalli sealed stamp of flamboyance.

In the other corner we had rust. From outerwear to never-ending thigh highs (this is Italy after all) this trend was covered by the likes of Prada, Emilio Pucci and Gucci. A common trait? Texture. From Wild West suedes, to crumpled crepes and furs. This tried and tested Autumn/ Winter trend was reworked for an even earthier edge.

Any newcomers? Inventive outwear with Fendi's eccentric fur numbers revisiting the 60s with strips of neon and fringing at its most eccentric. Sportmax also pushed the boundaries with its fur check number.

What we learnt: jewel colours and earthy tones are here to stay and fur isn't always about ostentation, it can have fun every now and then.

All images sourced from style.com