This season, Milan Fashion Week was a more muted affair, ushering in a return to craft and the elegance of simplicity. Bottega Veneta reissued popular characters from Matthieu Blazy’s first and second seasons, Gucci harked back to the Tom Ford era in its post-Michele transition, and Prada paid homage to everyday heroes.
An air of relative restraint permeated the hair and make-up too, in timeless red lips, accentuated eyes, slicked-back hair and pretty pastel moments.
Below, Vogue rounds up the best beauty trends from Milan Fashion fall 2023.
Slick It Back
Slicked back hair at Fendi.Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty Images
Wet-look hair dominated the runway this season. At Diesel, hairstylist Gary Gill evoked a sense of subcultural cool with swept-back lacquered locks, whereas, at Fendi, Guido Palau kept things sporty with a ’90s twist, slicking models’s hair back and adding multi-stranded side fringes. Elsewhere, Virginie Moreira’s glossy chignons at Ferragamo offered something clean and modern.
Seeing Red
Flame-red lips at Gucci.