What went down at Milan Fashion Week?

The week began with the premiere of Gucci’s La Famiglia collection via The Tiger, a short film co-directed by Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn. Demi Moore starred as matriarch Barbara Gucci, presiding over a surreal birthday party where guests, including Kendall Jenner, wore the Spring 2026 collection. Presented through a lookbook, the collection explored theatrical glamour and maximalist opulence. The lookbook opened with L’Archetipo, a monogrammed trunk, while slingback kitten heels and leather mules embodied “sprezzatura” (the Italian concept of effortless elegance).

At Dolce & Gabbana, sleep masks doubled as invitations to a show where Meryl Streep, reprising her role as Miranda Priestly, and co-star Stanley Tucci made a surprise appearance amid speculation that the moment could be footage for the upcoming The Devil Wears Prada sequel. Models emerged as if from a boudoir, soundtracked by Patty Pravo’s renditions of Italian classics like “Notti Bianche”, literally translating to “sleepless nights”.

Diesel abandoned the runway entirely. Glenn Martens transformed Milan into a citywide stage, distributing fifty-five looks across thirty-four transparent egg-shaped capsules scattered throughout the streets. “Fashion is a game, everyone gets to be on the front row”, Martens said of the concept, which saw almost five thousand people sign up online for the three-and-a-half-hour hunt, with the first five to find all the eggs winning a complete look from the SS26 collection.

Hundreds of lantern-style lamps transformed Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera into an ethereal stage for Giorgio Armani’s final collection. What began as a fiftieth anniversary celebration turned into an emotional farewell after the designer’s death at ninety-one earlier this month. Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi opened with a stirring performance, his “Nuvole Bianche” accompanying the first models down the runway. The closing look, a crystal-adorned gown bearing Armani’s portrait, worn by longtime muse Agnes Zogla, brought all seven hundred guests to their feet. Richard Gere, Cate Blanchett and fellow designers delivered a standing ovation in a fitting final tribute to Milan’s maestro.