Milan Fashion Week 2013

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So Milan Fashion Week has come and gone, and I have once again collected my favourite beauty trends from the catwalk for S/S 2013. I was looking forward to seeing the return of Jil Sander to her eponymous label, personally one of my favourite fashion houses. Sander did not disappoint; the collection was a beautiful marriage of simplicity and elegance; but I would just like to take a second here to appreciate the hair and makeup:

How beautiful!! Who would have thought a low ponytail and flawless skin could look SO GOOD!!

One of my other favourite looks from Milan was Gianfranco Ferre. Sleek hair is looking like a big trend but I love how it’s been worked differently here with the double parting. The metallic eyes also look striking, and a toned-down version would make a very wearable summer look and would suit most skin tones.

Gucci also had sleek hair re-worked, this time with hair extensions so rigid they looked like shards of glass when wrapped around a more traditional chignon bun.

Headscarves, the holiday favourite, made a return at Milan as well, featured at both Dolce and Gabbana and MaxMara. For, D&G, think Riviera with neat updos, whilst MaxMara’s utilitarian take on the trend was more safari appropriate.

Dolce and Gabbana

MaxMara

Red lips stood out at Prada. Can I also just say that I loved the geisha inspired footwear? Edgy but cute, I want some.

Red lips also made an appearance on the runways of Missoni and Moschino, in a bright coral-orange that popped against flawless skin. The 60’s trend continued at Moschino, with the collection strongly influenced by both Mods and Flower Power, something which I think will definitely be echoed in beauty trends. 

Missoni

Moschino

With Twiggy-esque Mod style already being seen a lot in fashion and beauty for the coming season, the more hippy-chic flipside of the 60s and 70s has had less of a look in, and I loved that Versace embraced that trend. The collection was somewhat reminiscent of 70s California, the long flowing locks fitting this aesthetic, with the smoky eye giving the look a more contemporary twist.