Milan's Women's Fashion Week reveals a full alignment for September

As the spring/summer 2026 season of the women's season ready to use from Paris to Milan, anticipation is being built for one of the most exciting fashion weeks in recent years. The Milan calendar, which extends from September 23 to 29, is full of impulse: 12 new names join the schedule, balance 11 absences and inject new energy in the week. Among the most prominent aspects are highly anticipated returns, Buzzworthy and debuts emerging labels that change the game of new creative potential clients in Gucci, Jil Sander and Bottega Veneta. In addition to the importance, Giorgio Armani will celebrate his 50th anniversary with a historical show.

As the spring/summer 2026 season of the women's season ready to use from Paris to Milan, anticipation is being built for one of the most exciting fashion weeks in recent years. The Milan calendar, which extends from September 23 to 29, is full of impulse: 12 new names join the schedule, balance 11 absences and inject new energy in the week. Among the most prominent aspects are highly anticipated returns, Buzzworthy and debuts emerging labels that change the game of new creative potential clients in Gucci, Jil Sander and Bottega Veneta. In addition to the importance, Giorgio Armani will celebrate his 50th anniversary with a historical show.

Milan will organize 55 physical parades this season, slightly more than February 54, including two Emporio Armani. The week is wrapped on Monday, September 29, with four digital exhibitions with Maxivive and three newcomers: Mein Corp of the Italian designer Lorenzo Sala, the Ukrainian label Nadya Dyzak (thrown in 2008) and Zenam of the Cameroon designer Paul Tanonkou, previously appeared in the male clothing calendar.

Gucci will open Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday, September 23, with Demon revealing his first collection for the house. Although included in the official calendar, the debut will take the form of a presentation instead of a parade. During the media results of Keing, Francesca Bellettini, deputy director Manager of Development of the House, declared that the artistic director will share “his vision and a complete collection presented staticly to remind people about what Gucci is about.” Demna will organize his first parade for the brand in March 2026.

Simone Bellotti will present his debut collection for Jil Sander on Wednesday, September 24. Later that week, on Saturday, September 27, Louise Trotter will reveal his first collection for Bottega Veneta, which will return to the calendar after his absence last February.

Fendi will continue its Centennes celebrations the same day with a mixed gender show curated by Silvia Venturini Fendi. Giorgio Armani will begin to mark his anniversary at the beginning of the week, on September 24, with the opening of an important retrospect in the Di Brera Pinacoteca, with 150 file looks. Then he will close Fashion Week on Sunday, September 28, with a celebration show in the Patio de Honor in Palazzo Brera.

Versace will move away from the track this season, since he suffers a transition under the new creative director Dario Vitale. Now part of the Prada group, the house will organize its first official show of the runway under Vitale next winter. However, it will remain in the presentation calendar with a “confidential” event on September 26, providing the designer's first aspect.

KNWLS will make his debut in Milan on Wednesday, September 24. Known for its sexy silhouettes inspired by Y2K and focus on female empowerment, the London -based brand has generated a strong impulse in recent years. The English designer Charlotte Knowles and her Canadian partner Alexandre Arsenault founded the label in 2017. Finalist for the LVMH 2022 award, KNWLS now appears in more than 50 main retail retail retrieves worldwide.

Several designers will return to the Milan calendar this season after recent absences, including Boss, Calcaterra, Federico Cina, the Attico and Stella Jean. The Anglo-Nigerian designer ineye Tokyo James, who was shown for the first time in Milan in February 2022 and returned in digital format last March, will also return. Vietnamese designer Phan Dang Hoang, who debuted in September 2024, will also return to the calendar. Indian designer Dhruv Kapoor and French designer Pierre-Louis Mascia, both previously shown in the male clothing schedule, will change to women's week.

The Postgraduate Milano Fashion show will return on Sunday, September 28 for its eleventh edition, highlighting the emerging talent of Italian fashion schools. A day before, on Saturday, September 27, the sustainable CNMI Fashion Awards will honor leadership in an ecological way. Released in 2017 by the Italian fashion chamber, the awards have become a reference point in sustainable innovation.

This summer edition will also see that several brands will move away from the schedule. In addition to Versace, both Marni and Bally will remain absent as they undergo creative transitions. Fiorucci will now appear on the calendar of the male fashion week, after having changed his performance to June. Other brands that are missing in provisional alignment include Avavav, which had been shown in Milan since September 2023; Susan Fang, who presented Dolce & Gabbana last March; and Philipp Plein, K-Way and Dsquared2.

Despite these absences, Milan's Fashion Week will continue to show Made in Italy's strength. Power labels such as Prada, Moschino, Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro and Max Mara will lead a calendar that remains among the most influential in global fashion.