- All shoulders out -

The return of shoulder pads, stars of the 80s, is the order of the day.

Exaggerated, even XXL, they chanted the parades.

Dolce & Gabbana had a blast with a perfect wardrobe to tone your figure: charcoal black double-breasted suits, or orange, fuchsia and canary yellow jackets.

Versace opted to bet on contrast with long, oversized coats with a reinforced build in pale blue and pink, paired with the corseted tops that are her trademark.

Versace show for the fall-winter 2022-2023 collection, February 25, 2022 in Milan Tiziana FABI AFP

At Prada, large black dresses with generous shoulders from which come chains that wrap around the neck.

- Transparency -

Nothing to hide!

The garment becomes transparent, translucent, if not stripped.

Fendi is betting on silk chiffon skirts that leave little to the imagination, in delicate tones of apricot, mint and pink.

Transparency has texture at N°21, while Lorenzo Serafini chose for Philosophy a very bare turtleneck revealing generous shoulder pads (again!).

Fendi show for the fall-winter 2022-2023 collection, on February 23, 2022 in Milan Miguel MEDINA AFP

Missoni, the Italian king of knits, reproduces his famous zig-zag pattern on slightly transparent lurex sewn into shiny dresses and long fitted tunics.

Prada makes her legs glimpse through the diaphanous silk of cigarette skirts ending below the knee decorated with inserts of leather or gray wool.

Bottega Veneta also embraces full transparency for delicious shiny and translucent dresses adorned with also transparent sequins.

- Cuddly comfort -

The thirst for comfort is not about to be quenched.

Very soft oversized coats, in which you wrap yourself like you hug your comforter, reigned supreme in Milan.

Versace opts for a shiny, puffy red coat with a belt, while Philipp Plein chooses the same recipe for a bomber jacket.

At Diesel, the Italian king of jeans, women are wrapped in powder pink and avocado green in an XXXXL version.

Bottega Veneta show for the fall-winter 2022-2023 collection, on February 26, 2022 in Milan Miguel MEDINA AFP

Bottega Veneta, nicknamed the Italian Hermès, did not hesitate to offer a sheath dress in teddy bear skin, cut to perfection.

And Dolce & Gabbana took the exercise to its peak with its metaverse on the catwalk designed by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana: black and white coat, warm and curly, faux fur... The icing on the cake: a black varnished cocoon coat which could turn into a sleeping bag in the blink of an eye.

Microscopic tops

Tiny tops, which are more like swimsuit tops than actual tops, have spread in Milan like wildfire.

Everything is bare, except a strategic part of the torso.

To accompany these micro-garments, Missoni offers shiny pants, Diesel jeans in tatters.

The chest bandeau is all the rage, like the black latex one by singer and stylist Rihanna at the Gucci show, which showed off her mother-to-be belly.

At Roberto Cavalli, the headband is available in mustard or emerald mohair, accompanied by voluminous skirts or pants.

Stylist Fausto Puglisi's "cage-dresses" are black and fitted, with narrow strips of fabric on the chest that give them a je ne sais quoi of underground or even SM thanks to the addition of metal rings.

Roberto Cavalli show from the fall-winter 2022-2023 collection, February 23, 2022 in Milan Tiziana FABI AFP

- Integral wetsuits -

Beware, this mini-trend is not for everyone.

For better or for worse, the full suit appeared in Milan, most notably at Roberto Cavalli, who successfully adapted his famous leopard print onto a matching leather model for good measure.

Etro opted for crochet, while Blumarine presented a red version with long sleeves.

Wear at your own risk.

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