Guillaume Meilland

The concept was stimulating and the execution was excellent, yet Paul Andrew and Guillaume Meilland played it a little too safe.

A bit brutal, full of product, and looking backward to move forward: the Versace collection summed up the spirit of the season perfectly, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

The show was another hit for Paul Andrew and Guillaume Meilland. A tad too precise at times, but assured.

The master designer transformed a dusty French label into a multi-billion-dollar global luxury powerhouse, creating the template that has been adopted with astounding success across the fashion industry. But the formula needs an update.

This week, Salvatore Ferragamo announces the appointment of Paul Andrew to creative director, while Poshmark adds Serena Williams to its board of directors.

In Milan, new names filled the schedule, but most of them lacked the ballsy fearlessness that made legends of the last generation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

With Gucci off to Paris for a season, there was space to fill, but only a few brave designers rose to the challenge.

For their sophomore outing, Paul Andrew and Guillaume Meilland wisely stuck to the codes they are trying to establish at Ferragamo but next season could do with a little surprise.

Salvatore Ferragamo was once the world’s buzziest luxury shoemaker, but the storied ‘sleeping beauty’ is having trouble coming back to life.

In Italy, the weight of the history can be unbearable, but Moncler and Gucci found ways to disrupt the past and give birth to the future.