Milan Fashion Week’s trends wrapped up

20s chic gets a geometry lesson at Gucci.

Gucci RTW Spring Summer 2012

Sailor girls get a tad bit raunchy while looking at the world through colourful frames at Fendi.

Fendi RTW Spring Summer 2012

50s fun prints and belly bearing at Prada – so no, you can’t have extra cheese with that if you want to nail this trend.

Prada RTW Spring Summer 2012

The dramatic Donatella touch in next season’s Versace show. Sexy as hell.

Versace-RTW-Spring Summer 2012

The Moschino crew must have watched quite a few Almodovar flicks while putting this collection together.

Moschino RTW Spring Summer 2012

It’s a gothic gypsy that walked Emilio Pucci’s runway.

Emilio Pucci RTW Spring Summer 2012

A bit of Audrey Hepburn mixed with Grace Kelly minimalised to the max at Jil Sander.

Jil Sander RTW Spring Summer 2012

Summer breeze and popping prints at Dolce & Gabbana.

Dolce and Gabbana RTW Spring Summer 2012

Neo-hippies come back to Neo-Woodstock at DSquared2 – and boy, I want to be one of them!

DSquared2 RTW Spring Summer 2012

These are just a few shows from what proved to be a spectacular fashion week in Milan.

Some of the main trends:

• Boho-gypsy – maxi skirts with deep slits;
• Sailor girl, high time to earn your stripes;
• Short tops, time to work on that fab abs;
• Prints – clashing, matching, doesn’t matter, just print away;
• Wear white, a lot or often if not daily.

Ciao, Milan – next stop Paris.

(Images: Go Runway)

And in this week’s agenda…

Bagging a great designer steal at an almost criminally low price is what I specialise in.

Last week, for example, I was fortunate enough to grab a DKNY bag for under £15.

What’s that I hear? Lucky bitch? That maybe. But I do think that an eye for a great bargain is a skill that can be developed rather than a talent one is born with.

My mentor has always been my mother. At a relatively humble budget she would always know how to get the best licks in town, and this time I was referring to clothes.

So let’s get our organizers ready and scribble down the dates for these delicious sales.

Agenda March 28 April 3

Be warned – with these websites patience is virtue. It can take anything from five days to a few months to receive the valued designer grab, but it will be totally worth it, we’re talking quality and quantity here.

Additional brands which will go on sale this Wednesday, the 30th of March, that you might want to add to your calendar: Versace, Gianfranco Ferrè, Roberto Cavalli and Costume National at secretsales.com.