Best moment #1: A$AP Rocky, Soo Joo Park, and Sunmi getting cosy on front row at Prada. A few seats down, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour reunite.

Best moment #2: Technically not part of the runway, but Prada’s gold filter, released ahead of its spring/summer 2020 show on Instagram, got everyone feeling like they’re worth 24 karat and then some. Now that is 21st century opulence.

Best moment #3: Yes, there’s more than one shade of nude. Probably around 21. (Get it? Because, No. 21)

Best moment #4: Longtime friend of Buro. Singapore Nicole Wong attends Milan Fashion Week for the first time... in fiery orange hair no less. Picture taken at Max Mara.

Best moment #5: Max Mara was inspired by female spy flicks such as Modesty Blaise and Killing Eve, and quoted feminist writer Natasha Walter, “Fiction needs more female spies. After all, women are trained to keep secrets”.

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Milan Fashion Week SS20: 5 best moments from Prada, No. 21, Max Mara

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Text: Jolene Khor

PRADA: GILD TRIP

Favourite look: That brilliant suit at Prada we knew was going to be worth the wait when the invite card, also in gold, came in the mail.

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Favourite detail: Gold leaf, also known as goldbeating, coats the Fondazione Prada building. Mrs Prada not only replicated its effects in one of her suits, literal gold leaf motifs were embroidered and embellished on many a look.

Favourite accessory: Few designers do headwear like Prada. Remember SS19's pregnant headbands, now all over high street? What about their feather hoods from FW17? Though hats are historically structured, Prada's SS20 mixed material fishermen iterations are wonderfully floppy.

Favourite accessory

NO. 21: FLORALS FOR SPRING

Favourite looks: It was the catchphrase heard all around the (fashion) world. Yet, as unlikely as it was, yes, florals for spring can still be somewhat groundbreaking. Alessandro Dell'Acqua's SS20 blooms are pushed to the brink when challenged with contrast fabrics married for alien-like medleys.

Favourite detail: Won't lie, we're not a fan of the cape trend (Louis Vuitton's Star Trek shoulders are an exception) but No. 21's earned a double take and a thumbs up with their now-you-see-it-now-you-don't slits under the armpits. Well played.

Favourite detail

Favourite accessory: You know that chilling embarrassment of walking out of the ladies only to realize you have toilet paper stuck under your shoe? No. 21 is reclaiming it, and making it fa-shun.

Favourite accessory

MAX MARA: GUN FOR HIRE

Favourite looks: What would 007 wear if he was a woman, more refined, and didn't believe in guns? Probably Max Mara's three-piece trouser suits in pastel and Prince-de-Galles. No firearms on her person either, though the holster is reimagined as clever back straps and utilitarian pockets.