Allesandro Dell Acqua of No.21 knows what women really want from fashion- timeless pieces kept in casual colours with an interesting touch. And the Pre-Fall’14 was not any other- this is the reflection of cool Milanese street style that women desire. From easy-to-go sweatshirts with checked shirts to affordable flowless dresses, here is everything you need for a stylish day. What I love about No.21’s attitude is combining simple skirts with lace sweaters or sequined dress with slip-ons. No.21’s perfection is not kept in practicality, but in the beautiful details! 
Reviews
Beautiful. Valentino Pre-Fall’14
Seriously, this collection is perfect. Valentino outdid itself this season, creating a beautiful, cute collection for pre-fall’14. Filled with butterfly prints, orange shirling, lace gowns, feather details and forest animal theme, this is the ideal look-book for every occasion. Ornamental bags worn with simple boots, appliqued dresses toned by simple, sharp coats. My favourites are the column dress in olive and green, transparent gown with feather embroideries around the collar- this is a fairy-tale of beautiful clothing.
Men’s: Pastels. Gucci AW14
That was really elegant collection. To death. Frida Gianini for Gucci created a very simple collection for AW14 using pastel and black colours. Coats. Wool sweaters. Black trousers. Suits. And that’s it. After seeing so much colour during the fashion week, this collection feels a bit sad and too formal. Fashion used to be fun at Gucci…
Men’s: Obsession / Sex. Calvin Klein AW14
Obsession, Escape and Eternity were the keywords that guided the AW14 menswear collection of Calvin Klein. And this is nothing else than the names of famous CK fragrances for men… Now all the labels try to support their legacy as much as possible, so no wonder that this is a very good step for the New York based house. The collection was based on brown, olive and black colours; it was full of warm jackets, sporty sweatshirts and super cool wool shirts worn with matchy gloves. The collection got few looks I adore, but nothing behind it…
Men’s: Mid-70’s. Prada AW14
Located in an underground garage or passage in the centre of Milan, the AW14 Menswear show of Prada just took place. Miuccia Prada as always did a good job. But, she didn’t out-stand herself unfortunately. The collection was combined with women’s Pre-Fall’14 pieces that really supported menswear. The man clothes were too “not” neat- 70’s inspired oversized trousers, unitarian vests, shubby fur coats and horrible colours of brown were present here. But women part was amazing! Bright coloured leather dresses? Totally fine. Sexy femme fatale blouses worn with fur scarves? Indeed. In other words, Miuccia tried something new (well, not literally new but more… forgotten?) in men fashion, but for me it didn’t go well. But for women (the models- Amanda Murphy, Jamie Bochert… gosh!) she created new timeless classics that will need to have place in every woman’s classy wardrobe.
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