Milan Fashion Week: all the key trends

The Milan roll call is an impressive one: Prada, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, to name but four. There will be no Giorgio Armani this time, although the designer will still be showing his diffusion line, Emporio Armani.

The German suiting specialist Boss is on a winning streak at the moment, its profits up 22 per cent last year to €410 million. This would be impressive at any time yet is particularly so given the twin challenges of the economic climate and the shift towards home working and casual attire.

This men’s and women’s collection — codename, so said the press release, “out of office” — encapsulated how Boss is pulling off its upward trajectory. The sportswear-adjacent flavour was strong. That was even before