COLOURS as relaxed as the fits, Gabriele Colangelo SS18Â is sleek, smooth and chic. Shiny leathers and lemon yellows combined with pleated dresses and powder blues transports the Milan audience to the European coast. Simple shapes uplifted with contemporary patterns and accessories makes for a tasteful presentation as Colangelo re-thinks the trench coat, the cropped trousers, the gingham dress etc. and re-creates it through luxury fabrics.
Even the use of radiant red accessories contrasting against the subtle pigments manages to prove non-intrusive on the catwalk. The clean-cut styles presented with tranquilising wave-like constructions against true-whites are so effortlessly elegant and calmingly cool. The designer understands how woman can assert their independence through confining to the classic fashion rules and this is the key to his success.
by Joseph Furness