Marni
Designer: Consuelo Castiglioni

• “The Marni woman is decked out in fur for next winter. And what imaginative uses designer Consuelo Castiglioni has employed.” [AP]
• “‘Austere but romantic,’ said Consuelo Castiglioni after her show this morning. That conjures up one figure as far as we’re concerned: Jane Eyre. Teleport her to winter 2013, arm her with Mr Rochester’s full panoply of credit cards, and she’d have a surreptitious splurge on Marni’s knee high riding boots, calf length, gently flaring mohair checked skirts and belted jackets.” [The Daily Telegraph]
• “It was interesting to see Marni take away the colour–save the long, luxurious stoles that opened the show in gold or ruby fox–and strip away the embellishment in a Milan season that has, for the most part, gone nuts for maximalism.” [ELLEuk.com]
• “Ms Castiglione focused on only two latitudes: the contrasts between ‘severity and grace, opacity and shine,’ which she navigated, it turned out, terrifically well.” [FT.com]
• “Marni’s ascent looks convincing.” [The Guardian]
• “This collection was something of a departure for the usually heavily patterned and printed brand, featuring as it did only a handful of prints–each a version of a landscape of bare trees.” [The Independent]
• “Lovely in its starkness.” [POPSUGAR Fashion]
• “This was the chicest sartorial take on despondency ever to come down a catwalk.” [NOWFASHION]
• “Usually the Marni shopper uses her wardrobe to express her quirks and show off her personality, but this season she was retreating behind her clothing and cladding herself in armour. As a complex, smart woman, she always has an air of aloofness and distance, but those heavy zips, weighty volumes and dense masculine fabrics like brushed mohair, tweed and men’s suiting wool, made her feel even more distant and lofty.” [SHOWstudio]
• “The clothes caught fur like a contagion.” [Style.com]
• “The collection was furnished with beautifully modern and graphic touches of furs. (Only in Milan can you talk austerity and utilitarianism when a collection includes every luxurious down you can imagine.)” [Vogue.com]
• “A minimalist and fashion-forward take on Where The Wild Things Are.” [Vogue.com UK]
• “When a scarf is the only accessory you need.” [Wmagazine.com]
• “Bare trees can be as beautiful as leafy ones, and the same goes for a Marni collection. Even with very few of her demonstrative, retro-tinged patterns, Consuelo Castiglioni’s latest effort was captivating.” [WWD]