Milan Menswear Begins

MILAN Menswear Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow, starting with its most highly-anticipated show - Jil Sander, when the label's eponymous founder will show her first collection since she decided to return to her brand in February this year. It is the third time the German designer has worked at the house since its beginnings in 1973. Sander will be followed by Marni, Dolce & Gabbana (although, sadly, we've been told that the label's muse, David Gandy, won't be making a catwalk appearance this season), Burberry and Versace on Saturday, while Sunday's highlights will include Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein Collection, Prada and Roberto Cavalli. With Prada having recruited last season's star catwalk models (including Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe and Jamie Bell) as its current campaign faces, we'll be watching carefully to see who makes this season's show line-up. The schedule will continue on Monday, with new spring/summer 2013 offerings from Emporio Armani, Gucci, Etro and Alexander McQueen. Tuesday will wrap up the week's collections with Giorgio Armani and Marc Jacobs, before the action moves to Paris on Wednesday. For the first time ever, menswear season began in London this year, with the inaugural London Collections: Men last weekend. As well as being an excuse to gaze at the world's most handsome men, the menswear shows are a chance to predict what we might expect from this autumn's womenswear collections - so make sure you stay tuned to see the latest offerings as soon as they arrive. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to make sure you don't miss out on this weekend's key shows.








 ELLA ALEXANDER 22 June 2012
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