Scusa?! 6 Shockingly Good Street Style Trends From Milan Fashion Week

What capital would you consider the chicest in the world? Well, by all accounts, Milan has every other city beat. Sure, no one else dresses like people in New York, and even London has its fair share of cool brands coming out of the city. Nevertheless, Milan is the metropolis that influences what matters most. After all, some of the biggest luxury houses in the world show at Milan Fashion Week! Prada? Bottega Veneta? Ferragamo? Check, check, check. But the style inspiration doesn’t stop at the runway. Long before trends blow up online, they’ll be spotted in the streets of Milan. We’d go so far as to state that some of the best street style looks during fashion month come from Milan, not Paris. (Sorry, Francophiles.)

If you said “Scusa?” out loud, you’ll want to keep scrolling. In an effort to prove this city’s superiority, we’ve scoured hundreds of street style images in search of proof that this crowd is already wearing the season’s biggest trends. Ahead, you’ll find a breakdown of six fall trends that were present in all the best street style looks from Milan Fashion Week for spring/summer 2025. Plus, we included fall shopping recommendations if you decide that you must channel your inner Italian. If these looks don’t convince you that Milan is the only fashion capital that matters, then just wait until these trends come to a zip code closer to you.

1. Corporate Geeks

Unless you’ve been living off the grid, chances are you’ve already seen the geek chic and office siren aesthetics at some point. What you might not know is that these two trends were first brought to fruition by Italian brands such as Miu Miu and Gucci. Considering these trends’ origins, it’s only fitting to see the Milanese style set give its signature spin to them this season by pairing them together. No workwear staple was off-limits when it came to making them a little weirder (in a good way). Preppy pleated skirts were paired with menswear ties and Maison Margiela Tabi flats. Gray suits were made a bit sultrier with low-cut blouses and Bayonetta-style eyewear. Each street style look proved that being an office geek can look good if you get your styling notes from the Milanese.

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2. Wine, Per Favore!

While Milan may not be the gastronomic region known for winemaking, that didn’t stop the style set from wearing varying shades of wine. Although one might assume that this color trend can be traced to the cultural love of wine within Italy’s borders, that’s not entirely the case. We first saw merlot, bordeaux, and even eggplant surface last spring when fashion houses showed their fall collections—specifically Gucci, Versace, and Bottega Veneta. Since then, we’ve seen the shade splash off the runway and into the streets, and it was seemingly the color of choice to wear to the spring/summer 2025 runway shows. We saw this shade styled in every form, from sculpted blazes to sultry blouses to shiny patent-leather slingbacks. No matter how the Milanese chose to wear this color this season, it left us wanting to ask for another glass of wine.

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3. Bling-Bling

You don’t have to be steeped in fashion history to know that some of the most famous Italian fashion houses (e.g., Versace and Gucci) are known for their bold and often bling-forward approach to design. Therefore, it’s unsurprising that we saw the Milanese style set take a similar approach to accessorizing this season. Leaning fully into maximalist territory, looks featured a ton of oversize jewelry, and often, bigger pieces were styled together. It was as if the assignment was to make sure every surface on the body had something shiny on it. Chunky silver and gold necklaces were worn together, mismatched bangles were stacked to the brim, and even ponytails were adorned with metal hair ties. Whatever the definition of “bling-bling” was before, the street style looks from Milan this season changed the term’s meaning.