Milan Fashion Week

Designers take on neon and turn up the shine in Milan

Hold on to your hats, designers are taking on neon and turning up the shine at the fashion capital

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Milan Fashion Week from Feb 21 to 27 featured a bit of everything - models carrying baby dragons on the runway; others whose bodies were dip-dyed in colours such as blue, purple, orange, green and yellow; and, in one case, drones replacing models to showcase handbags.

It has been a season of disruption and technology taking centre stage in a bid to change up the way consumers experience and explore fashion.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 02, 2018, with the headline Designers take on neon and turn up the shine in Milan. Subscribe