After many years working in stores, it still happens that someone stops by with a bewildered expression and asks the same fateful question:

So, what’s in style this year?

A professional, objective response could be to give a broad overview of the season’s trends…like:

stylists say no to the crisis, calling on women to courageously assert their femininity without renouncing the pleasures of luxury, as can be seen in the opulent sequin-covered jackets or leather pants hanging here…

or, the opposite:

the crisis is forcing women to be more modest, serious, and attentive to small everyday things, so here’s a multi-use jacket and top, with a touch of femininity in the key details, like staggeringly high heels and strictly above-the-knee lengths.

But, “we are what we eat”; and the only possible response from a space which feeds on research and clothing that effectively satisfies an independent-minded aesthetic is the following:

You know, I don’t know! I could tell them about this winter’s flights of fantasy and inspirations by Rei Kawakubo-Comme des Garçons;

or about the cuts created by Yohji Yamamoto‘s sartorial musings;

or about Issey Miyake‘s textile experiments;

or if they prefer, I could help them discover the reversibility of every article of clothing by Daniela Gregis.

Otherwise, I could show them the extraordinary cashmere colours made possible by a recent innovation in knitting technology…

…you are right, I am getting off track, but I feel underprepared to describe the trends for autumn-winter 2013-2014, I’m so sorry…

The incredibly hectic days of the fashion week in Milan and Paris have come to an end.

So, there is no better time than now to share our wanderings with you: catwalks, showrooms, people, encounters, new spaces and proposals. It is a fast-paced, exciting, frenzied and extremely brief moment that is crucial for the coming winter-season selection. We think it is one of the most exciting moments of the year, when everything is reset and people start looking towards the future. The most extravagant ideas are processed together with the astonishment at the more marginal and convincing ones.

And here, is our summary!

…from Rick Owens…

..from Issey Miyake

…with live soundtrackt by Open Reel Ensemble

…and with our friends: Bernardelli, Mantova, Après Paris, Treviso and Issey Miyake staff

…discovering the Lotocoho Spanish jewels

…from Yohji Yamamoto

…from Junya Watanabe

…and from very narrow location for the Comme des Garçons exhibition

and now, showrooms!…From Katrien Van Hecke

…from Trippen

…from Forme d’Expression

…from Issey Miyake showroom

…from Zucca, with Daniela

…from Daniela Gregis

…from Comme des Garçons and Junya Watanabe showrooms

and then, our dear friend Giampiero by Tessabit, Como, and souvenirs from Paris!

To all of our wonderful friends, colleagues, and our dear suppliers: all of you brighten our days and it is a shame to have to leave anyone out of this report! We would like to point out that, as we are not a professional photography service, our selection is based on very simple criteria, such as using loaded cameras as opposed to those without film, and being able to find the time both to work and take pictures. Unfortunately, we have had to leave out pictures whose quality was decidedly poor.

We thank you in advance for your understanding.