Milan Fashion Week has arrived, and with it, a fresh wave of runway moments to pore over and decode. It’s one of the most influential stops on the global fashion calendar, with 52 physical runways on the schedule this season, including Prada, Jil Sander, Bottega Veneta, and Maria Grazia Chiuri’s debut at Fendi — among so many other highlights.
Milan consistently delivers a blend of heritage craftsmanship and forward-thinking design, and so far this season has been no exception. Below, your running guide to everything worth knowing, seeing and gathering inspiration from, in Milan.
Marni
Marni ushered in a new era under the creative direction of Meryll Rogge, marking her debut at the helm and the first time since founder Consuelo Castiglioni that a woman leads the House. Rogge’s FW26 collection felt like a thoughtful reinvention: a deliberate return to the brand’s quirky, art-centric roots infused with a fresh, everyday sensibility.
Prada
Prada FW26 was a lesson in layering. Despite having a cast of just 15 models, each model walked a total of four times, peeling away garment and layers each time to reveal entirely new looks underneath. As always, co-creative directors Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada managed to exact maximum impact from something deceptively simple.
MM6 Maison Margiela
MM6 Maison Margiela’s FW26 collection played to the label’s strengths with fresh reinterpretations of everyday wardrobe staples. Echoing Margiela’s signature deconstructed logic, roomy tailoring was made fresh with unexpected cuts and tactile layering, paired with wear-with-anything pieces that seemed at once familiar and reimagined.
Etro
Etro’s Fall/Winter 2026 runway continued the house’s love affair with rich pattern and craftsmanship, marrying bohemian sensibilities with autumnal depth. The collection balanced tactile fabrics with signature paisleys and layered silhouettes — a nod to the House’s storied heritage while leaning into cool-weather moodiness just enough.
Missoni
Temperatures haven’t yet dropped here in Australia, but the Missoni show had us wishing they would. The House proved its instantly recognisable codes aren’t exclusive to resort wear, translating them with ease to heavy layers that just make you want to rug up. These sumptuous pieces were juxtaposed against streamlined tailoring that spoke to comfort, tying together a collection felt like an expertly-executed evolution of the label’s design language.
Jil Sander
Elegant simplicity was on the agenda at Jil Sander. Creative Director Simone Bellotti married exacting tailoring with sculptural separates, letting the excellent shapes themselves take centre stage. Rather than opting for overt theatrics, the palette was neutral, with pops of royal blue, soft lilac, and perhaps a red lip here in there. The result was a matured kind of minimalism that emphasised nuance and understated sophistication.
