Milan Fashion Week presents an expanded programme for September

Milan is gearing up for a busy Fashion Week in September. The back-to-school show programme, dedicated to the Spring/Summer 2025 women's ready-to-wear collections, which will run from 17 to 23 September, has been extended by one more day. The Camera della Moda (CNMI) has thus increased the number of shows to 58, with the addition of three virtual shows. Despite the absences of Giorgio Armani, Tom Ford and MSGM this season, the CNMI will host eight new names compared to the winter session in February, a mix of returning designers and newcomers.

The opening day, usually reserved for the opening of the event and a few other events, on Tuesday 17 September, will host no less than four shows this time. Fendi will open the show, followed by Marni, Alberta Ferretti and Iceberg, with the possibility of some other prestigious names being added to the programme.

This season, Giorgio Armani will not be there, as he will present his main line in New York in October, but the designer will be present in Milan with the double show of his young Emporio Armani line on September 19. Nor will Tom Ford, who has just parted ways with his creative director Peter Hawkins and will present his collection in a showroom. The same goes for MSGM, which presented its women's collection alongside its men's collection in June on the occasion of its 15th anniversary.

In September, Milan Fashion Week will also have to do without Blumarine, which is in a transitional phase since the sudden departure of its last creative director, Walter Chiapponi. In addition, according to the provisional calendar just published by the Italian Chamber of Fashion, Chiara Boni, La petite robe and Sagaboi are missing, as well as the Ethiopian designer Feben, who was supported by Dolce & Gabbana in February and will be replaced by the Chinese designer Susan Fang.

The latter is one of the young designers who will debut on the Milanese catwalks in September alongside Chiccomao, a brand founded by the also Chinese Mao Bao Bao and the Vietnamese Phan Dang Hoang. The calendar also celebrates the return of Boss and Laura Biagiotti, who presented her latest collection in digital format, as well as several young brands that have been absent in recent seasons, such as Federico Cina, The Attico and Andreadamo. Two new names – Defaience by Nicola Bacchilega and Jacob Cohen – will close the week with a digital show on Monday 23 September.

As always, Milan Fashion Week will host the biggest names in Italian fashion, from Roberto Cavalli and Etro on Wednesday 18th, to Max Mara, Prada and Moschino on Thursday 19th, Tod's, Gucci, Missoni and Versace on Friday 20th and Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana and Bottega Veneta on Saturday 21st.