Last Word In Style: Runway Series 1: MFW SS12 Pt.2

Let's keep things rolling with part 2 of the series of the favorite looks from Milan Fashion Week. If you need to track back for part 1, you can simply click here. (Click each label name to view the entire collection; links are in light-gray)

Etro - Here we found a modern day take on the pre-Depression 'Jazz Age'. There were plenty of block-print geometry and Art Deco designs in the pieces. It doesn't deviate too far from the Etro style, but just enough to put a spin on the retro-futuristic view of the Roaring 20's

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Fendi - A very unlikely inspiration for this collection came from Rita Levi-Montalcini, a Nobel Prize winner in 1986 for Medicine. Silvia Venturini Fendi decided to show what the neurologist expressed as a woman. It was something she felt a Milanese woman should have or display. This collection was about being serious, practical, and intellectual, not what you would expect from an Italian collection. We're more used to the raw sex appeal of an Italian woman - the embodiment of passion in Venus.

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Giorgio Armani - From what we saw in his Emporio collection, it was very clear that the man has been obsessed with light; from starlight to the glow from the moon and sea. It was the true appreciation of the natural world that found itself in the new collection. Interestingly, he decided to take off the lapels and buttons of his jackets. Without any visible attachments or obstruction, this collection kept in sync with the natural inspiration from the rest of the universe. The continuous path of inspiration by elements and the earth is playing quite well and it seems it will continue by Mr. Giorgio Armani.

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Gucci - Gucci is celebrating its 90th birthday and the Art Deco style that was shown was purely coincidental, says Frida Giannini. The 1920s theme continued here with this Italian label. The hint of the Jazz Age was quite the popular feed for the major labels this time around. It wasn't a flawless show, but what won the runway were the dresses. This will ensure Gucci's reputation will keep up for the year to come.

Photo: Monica Feudi / Feudiguaineri.com

Just Cavalli - This was a relaunch of Roberto Cavalli's second line, the younger sibling of his main line. There was no mistake that this was the little sister. The saucy attitude runs in the family. It still spells out sizzling and glamorous. It's for the everyday woman, effortlessly practical and sensual.