It’s dull, dull, dull,” said the late André Leon Talley of Milan Fashion Week in a 1998 interview with Videofashion. In his own words, “you can go to a week of shows in a city like Milan and you sit there and you want to,

Still in a transition phase, Milan Fashion Week offered escapism this season via fun, bold collections and plenty of celebrations.

The Milan tentpoles like Jil Sander, Diesel, Marni, Max Mara, Prada, and Versace will round out the schedule, making for one exciting week, despite the absences during this time, when many houses are between leadership.