Best of Milan Fashion Week Day 4

Emma Caldwell
September 26, 2026

One of the most indispensable luxuries of Milan Fashion Week is, without a doubt, leather goods, as demonstrated by the first show that opens this fourth day: Tod’s, but also Gucci and Luisa Spagnoli, among other brands. Although not only that, in this day at the heart of the Italian city you experience the beginning of a new era for Moschino, with its new creative directors, Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo.

Likewise, we have seen that Demna for Gucci can be quite a box of surprises in his show, as he already did last season with the closing of top model Kate Moss, in a long black fitted dress covered in sparkles. In fact, fashion is that: a continuous mystery that keeps its spectator on edge to make them live a sensory experience that goes beyond simply creating beautiful outfits. Therein lies the power of the luxury industry within our sector.

A Friday on Milan Fashion Week that, without a doubt, promises not to leave us indifferent and that marks the closing of one of the most relevant dates for the industry, but that will lead us to Paris Fashion Week as the grand finale of the spring-summer 2027 season. A comprehensive analysis of trends, inspiration, but also of the imagination of the best of this fourth day of shows.

Tod’s Turns Leather into the Protagonist of a Prep Summer and Relaxed Tailoring

Tod’s presents a summer collection in which leather goods occupy a central place, especially with its iconic bags and belts. It also seeks a minimalist, preppy and sartorial aesthetic, particularly much more relaxed through bermuda shorts, blazers and light trenches. In fact, blue takes on a major role within the show, but there have also been color notes like mustard yellow for much more special garments.


Tod’s look during Milan Fashion Week.


Tod’s look during Milan Fashion Week.


Tod’s look during Milan Fashion Week.


Tod’s look during Milan Fashion Week.


Tod’s look during Milan Fashion Week.


Tod’s look during Milan Fashion Week.


Tod’s look during Milan Fashion Week.

Leather becomes, of course, an exercise in experimentation because we have seen complete leather looks, taking its essential material to all kinds of garments: pleated skirts, sleeveless tops and ballet flats. The collection evokes a summer in the Hamptons, but with a laid-back attitude, where craftsmanship adapts to everyday wardrobe.

Sportmax lightens its architecture with organza and structured tailoring

Sportmax maintains its characteristic architectural cuts and structured tailoring, though it does so in a lighter way. Organza becomes one of the collection’s most distinctive elements, revealing the construction of jackets, shoulders and seams to generate that extra-special touch. In fact, we should not forget that the trousers incorporate ankle cuffs and wristbands at the cuffs, a way to emphasize the architectural idea of the body.


Sportmax look during Milan Fashion Week.


Sportmax look during Milan Fashion Week.


Sportmax look during Milan Fashion Week.


Sportmax look during Milan Fashion Week.


Sportmax look during Milan Fashion Week.


Sportmax look during Milan Fashion Week.


Sportmax look during Milan Fashion Week.

The color palette remains in neutral and soft tones, but does so by altering its usual silhouette to add movement, in a collection that forges a link between the body and the garment’s construction as part of the show’s through-line. The result is based on lightweight styling and adapted to the temperatures, an evolution that achieves an almost airy structure.

Gucci recaptures 90s glamour through tailoring, equestrian codes and sensuality

Gucci presents a proposal aimed at both men and women; they could be seen clad in white and black sartorial pieces, also with trenches, one of the essentials of the upcoming season. A very relaxed tailoring with 90s vibes, between preppy codes and sensuality. And, of course, loafers and belts with the house’s iconic hardware.


Naty Abascal walking for Gucci during Milan Fashion Week.


Olympia of Greece walking for Gucci during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.


Gucci look during Milan Fashion Week.

In fact, the horse-rider inspired buckle is a true connective thread running through the collection, especially because we find it on shirt collars, bags, belt sashes, among many other accessories. A constant reference to the equestrian world with which Gucci has maintained a historical bond. Moreover, the proposal blends preppy and equestrian heritage, but also that noir and deeply sensual atmosphere.

The casting reinforces that reading thanks to Naty Abascal, Candice Swanepoel, Anok Yai and Olympia of Greece, daughter of Marie-Chantal. A collection that recaptures nostalgia, yet maintains the contemporary feminine silhouette in a sexy and mysterious way, something Demna has long accustomed us to, as we could see in his first collection for the Italian brand.

The debut of Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo for Moschino

Perhaps one of the most interesting moments of the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week, above all for the debut of Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo as creative directors of Moschino. A new beginning that seems to have brought a breath of fresh air, where color, tailoring and volume have been the predominant aspects of the collection.


Moschino look during Milan Fashion Week,


Moschino look during Milan Fashion Week,


Moschino look during Milan Fashion Week,


Moschino look during Milan Fashion Week,


Moschino look during Milan Fashion Week,


Moschino look during Milan Fashion Week,

The key idea of this show is a walk through its archive, but without falling into nostalgia; rather, a reexamination that manages to create something new, but with solid foundations in Moschino’s history. Maximalist silhouettes carry a lot of weight, especially through exaggerated volumes, but also balloon skirts, blazers and knitwear. In addition, color plays a fundamental role, especially the range of blue, yellow, red, green and mustard in all kinds of sartorial garments and styling that embrace excess.

The floral ethereality of Luisa Spagnoli

Luisa Spagnoli takes us to the Garden of Eden with various dresses featuring floral prints for the upcoming summer season. Above all, we observe a explosion of color that transports us to an eternal summer. Orange takes a major role, especially in unprinted styling, but also in more striking outfits. There is also room for knitwear and sartorial linen ensembles.


Luisa Spagnoli look during Milan Fashion Week.


Luisa Spagnoli look during Milan Fashion Week.


Luisa Spagnoli look during Milan Fashion Week.


Luisa Spagnoli look during Milan Fashion Week.


Luisa Spagnoli look during Milan Fashion Week.


Luisa Spagnoli look during Milan Fashion Week.

Otro de los puntos clave de este desfile son los accesorios realizados en tonalidades carey, sobre todo en cinturones y brazaletes. Una colección prêt-à-porter para la mujer contemporánea que disfruta de la temporada veraniega con un sinfín de posibilidades gracias a esa gran versatilidad de estilismos.

Emma Caldwell
Emma Caldwell
I’m Clara Desrosiers, a writer and fashion editor based in Toronto. I founded Backdoor Toronto to explore the intersection of fashion, identity, and culture through honest storytelling. My work is driven by curiosity, community, and a love for the creative pulse that defines this city.