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The September fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris left their mark with the new trends for this spring summer 2023 season. Let us now take a look at shapes, colours and surprise elements that we will not be able to do without.

The colours that literally invaded the catwalks are many and range from pastel tones, as we saw for example at Acne Studios, to brighter tones, as in the case of some garments by Valentino. Purple and green are two colours that many brands have agreed on, choosing to include them in their palettes: Versace dressed Bella Hadid in a beautiful purple wedding dress and has brought this colour back in many other looks.

Shapes once again contrast. There are those who opt for exaggerated volumes in dresses and accessories, with more or less extravagant shapes, and those who prefer minimal volumes with more classic shapes. Stella McCartney is a brand that knows how to balance these two aspects well, alternating oversized jackets and simple, lightweight dresses.

The main protagonist is the floral element, which returns as a fantasy but also as a three-dimensional element that decorates the clothes. In particular, a flower that was repeated on several catwalks was the Anthurium, a plant that symbolises love and which recalls this feeling through the shape of the flower, almost heart-shaped. Loewe and Ludovic de Saint Sernin chose to include it as a detail on garments or even to turn it into the bodice of a dress to create a greater wow effect.

Now that we have made a brief overview, it only remains for us to discover in more detail some of the trends that will dominate this season, which every year brings us pleasant weather and a desire to dare.

Trends primavera / estate 2023 words Melissa Stocchi

Fringes

Fringes return season after season and have been spotted on numerous catwalks this spring summer too: from Bottega Veneta to Armani, from GCDS to Sportmax. Not only in clothes,but also in accessories, as in the case of GCDS, which offers bags with frayed hems. The look we propose is composed of a maxi dress with fringes by Alejandra Alonso Rojas, very long and very colourful, to be matched with a blazer by Altuzarra. For accessories, Bottega Veneta for sandals with spring wire and a small 'jodie' handbag, while for jewellery we chose an oversized pendant necklace by Paco Rabanne.