MU FAMILY is the concept for Autumn/Winter 2025-26 trends di Milano Unica, which tells the story of families through the search for fabrics which, despite the tradition of their manufacturing, represent the contemporaneity of our time which requires respect for the environment and sharing of tastes, genders and ages.
“I believe that in the context in which we find ourselves living, we choose MU FAMILY as the theme of the season, tell a little about all of us, about our lives, about our families, which are increasingly extended, open, intergenerational and multi-ethnic. The family identified as a unique, true, inviolable value and in which we can find emotions, affections, but also experiment with styles and tastes to achieve our balance, our certainties and our future" said Stefano Fadda, artistic director of Milano Unica.
The collection is an interaction of proposals, an exploration of contrasts between wools that seem to belong to the past with their lived-in patina and materials that are the result of sophisticated technological research; the combinations spark the imagination and inspire emotions; the proposals are authentic because they refer to important values of know-how Italian manufacturing.
The Prince of Wales, the checked wools, the Scottish lozenges, the blurry spotted, the worked and decorated knitwear, the herringbones are motifs familiar to all, full of memory and memories that MU FAMILY proposes in a recoded way, of change of perception, in a redefinition of the fundamental values and attitudes of contemporaneity.
The transversal wardrobe from which fathers, mothers, children, grandchildren can draw in a cultural context that enhances the Made in Italy and favors that circularity of experiences, knowledge and tradition. True antithesis to the throwaway culture.
MU FAMILY fabrics are heavy wools, double gabardines, industrial cloths with a compact effect, or light wools mixed with mohair or nylon. They are cottons like poplin, panama, gabardine, but with higher weights than normal, sometimes mixed with nylon or polyamide. There is no shortage of classic shirting cottons with wrinkle-free finishes and silk with a mix of other fibers which give it a stronger character, an almost jersey-like compactness and a performance as high as Lycra. And then, lots of knitwear with large and paired counts, with noble yarns in classic gauges with light fulling.
They are the archetypal tailoring fabrics that refer to the value of artisanal tradition, lending themselves to a substantial reinterpretation of modeling: each volume can reduce and expand, contract and extend.
Experimentation leads to unexpected prints, wavy or carded jacquards, satins coupled with membranes that break up the too perfect surface and padding imagined in contrast or ultra-thin. Then, the process of dematerialization is carried out through palpable and drapeable satin surfaces, and soft fabrics that envelop the body alongside brushed cashmere knitwear as light as a cloud.
The strong point are the buttons, highly creative, thick, real jewels. In natural materials or acetates; and if the most modern techniques guide the creation of thermofusion embroidery, it is the ribbons with needle waste that edge and embellish the raw cuts. The zips perform their function in outwear and sportswear while the trimmings abandon the classic decorations to opt for new graphics and geometries closer to the world of underwear. Buckles like buttons have a new life, becoming increasingly precious and sophisticated. Labels and tags maintain classic shapes of the highest quality, as long as they are made of natural and biodegradable fibres.
The colors are a balanced range of warm and cold enriched by a touch of red and a platinum reflection. The brown tones warm up the palette, evoking the essences of precious woods. Neutral midtones and natural tones represent sustainability. The subtle light of white and light flashes illuminate the palette, while a false black and a dark gray create precious contrasts. A timeless blue and a subtly elaborated blue in a more intense shade rejuvenate the classics.
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