BEAUTY: Clothing--No.21

Leaving London, we head to Milan for Fashion Week. Now, Milano Moda Uomo, the dedicated men's show already happened a few weeks ago in January so I thought this might be womenswear only but I am happily surprised to see some collections featuring women's and men's wear. So let's dive in and start with a look at a brand that has been around since 2010, No.21 but called by its Italian name, "Numero Ventuno."

Founder Alessandro Dell’Acqua has always been interested in the craft of tailoring and here focuses this Fall-Winter 2022-2023 collection at Milan Fashion Week on the idea of deconstructing classic tailoring into slightly different proportions, slightly different silhouettes. The results, while not revolutionary, are just,...well...cool. I love the wide-legged trousers and the drop shoulder coats. But I am especially smitten with the trousers with kilt-like pleats (fifth look). A recurring motif in both the women's and men's wear pieces is a jacquard featuring palm trees, an ironic touch considering it is a Fall-Winter collection. More in keeping with the season is the use of recycled and repurposed old mink coats which Dell’Acqua discovered in a cheap surplus store. These one-of-a-kind pieces are lined with the palm tree jacquard and netted in a sheer chiffon. Very interesting.

https://www.numeroventuno.com/