the midi dress, the suit jacket, the tailored vest and more

New designers showing in Milan brought plenty of interest and there
were dozens of collections with wearable key items for store buyers to
get excited about. From the midi length dress and the suit jacket to
the long white skirt, tailored vest and the trench coat, here are the
top five key items from Milan Fashion Week for ss24.

1) The midi length dress

Many designers showed body-conscious sheaths that fell to a mid-length.

Blumarine: designer Nicola Brognano

Look 31: a black fishnet below-the-knee body-con dress

Chiara Boni

Look 21: a mid-length wrap-front yellow dress with puffy balloon
sleeves shown with a choker and gold platforms.

Etro: designer, Marco De Vincenzo

Look 16: a nude mid-length body-con dress with a black sketch print,
worn with a black and white striped beanie and white frame shield
glasses.

Fendi, designer Kim Jones

Look 20: an orange beaded midi dress with a matching scarf and a woven clutch.

Ermanno Scervino: designers, Ermanno Daelli and Toni Scervino

Look 30: a strapless bodycon dress with embroidery and embellishment
with Greek style sandals.

2) The suit jacket

Suit jackets ranged from those with boxy shoulder-lines and oversized
silhouettes to a more-slimmed down look, in a variety of materials,
often styled with bare legs or over short shorts.

Daniele Calcaterra

Look 3: a brown jacket with boxy shoulders, a hidden placket and two
flap pockets. Accessories included a brown lizard satchel and strappy
sandals.

Etro: designer, Marco De Vincenzo

Look 33: an oversized two-toned cream tuxedo jacket over a mini skirt
with a geo print, decorated socks, pointed toed shoes and a
whip-stitched handbag.

Gucci: designer, Sabato De Sarno

Look 4: a blush pink gabardine double-breasted shawl-collared blazer
over short shorts. Accessories included a large link gold necklace and
gold ring, a shoulder bag, sunglasses and platform loafers.

Bally: designer, Simone Bellotti

Look 10: a yellow leather three button blazer with matching shorts and
black shoes.

Dolce & Gabbana

Look 19: a wide shouldered six button tuxedo jacket worn with thigh
high stocking boots and a chiffon necktie.

3) The tailored vest

Integrating a variety of vests gave different styles a tailored finish.

Bottega Veneta: designer, Matthieu Blazy

Look 5: a black long line vest with flap pockets and matching pants,
accessorized with an Intrecciato woven brown bag and black shoes.

Fendi: designer, Kim Jones

Look 9: a light brown tailored vest with no buttons over a blue, brown
and red top and pale blue skirt. Accessories included a woven satchel,
brown gloves and red pumps.

Aigner: designer, Christian Beck

Look 22: a bright blue asymmetric vest and a matching skirt was shown
with a sheer top with a sketched print. The look included a blue bag
and pumps with a silver toe.

Giada: designer, Gabriele Colangelo

Look 31: a cream-colored long vest with a hidden placket over a
chiffon layer, a single earring and cream flats.

Sara Wong

Look 1: a high shouldered green vest with an asymmetric front and
fringed knot buttons and matching flared pants. The model carried a
black bag with silver straps and black pumps.

4) The long white skirt

Many designers in Milan showed white and off-white skirts with clean
lines and technical details.

Aigner: designer, Christian Beck

Look 10: a midi-length cream textured skirt with a white pleated
insert over a sleeveless greige top and pumps in the same color. Other
accessories included a handheld bag and silver jewelry.

Andreadamo: designer, Andrea Adamo

Look 22: a long tight white skirt with a slit and a strap at the hip
with a matching halter-neck top with a marabou trim. White espadrilles
completed the look.

Alberta Ferretti

Look 14: a floor-length white skirt with a slit and a matching blazer
over an ochre-colored shirt and strappy sandals.

Sportmax

Look 31: a long straight cream skirt and white knit long-sleeved top
accessorized with mini bags on the arms, a belt and open-toed boots.

Anteprima

Look 5: a mid-length slit front skirt with a matching vest over a
sheer top plus a silver bag, lurex socks and white jazz shoes.

5) The trench coat

Trench coats are a spring classic, adding a chic but waterproof layer
so functional in the rainy season.

Iceberg

Look 29: a stone-colored trench with zippers on the arms shown with
matching pants with side zippers, a nude-colored bra top and natural
snakeskin sandals.

Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafin

Look 17: a khaki double layered trench and matching pants with a bra
top and a pink and red clutch.

Ermanno Scervino: designers, Ermanno Daelli and Toni Scervino

Look 27: a khaki gabardine double breasted trench coat with a
self-belt, over a sequined bra and sheer skirt, accessorized with
platform sandals.

Tod’s: designer Walter Chiapponi

Look 8: an olive-colored trench coat over a matching pant suit with a
green satchel.