Milan Fashion Week Spring 2014: Versace, Missoni

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Color Palette: Pastel purple, yellow, pink, grey, cream, and black.

The Theme: Sex and Rock ‘n’ Roll

About the Collection: Sexy can be found in demure pastels and voluminous shapes; in Donatella Versace‘s deft hands, no matter the season or theme, you are certain to find elements that give nod to the brand’s heritage via bondage, leather, hardware, corsetry, and high high high heels.

The Show: Missoni

Color Palette: Gradients of pink, purple, aqua, orange, and black.

The Theme: Water, Earth, Fire, Air

About the Collection: With natural elements and travel as inspiration, the Missoni prints for this season channel the house’s signature zig zag elements while incredulously born anew; how Angela Missoni does it season after season is a great, yet wonderful mystery! I felt gravitated toward the pieces that possessed just the slightest feeling of nostalgia for Missoni, as shapes felt both more primitive (sarongs), and modern, than they had been for the brand in the past.