nss Milan Fashion Week FW19 Awards And the winner is...

Between great expectations, debuts and goodbyes, the Milan Fashion Week provided us with some very good shows, even though neither of them made us exclaim 'Wow'. The woman seen in these Milanese shows is the symbol of contemporary elegance and unmatched femininity, often turning streetwear trends into more sophisticated statements. We didn't see many sneakers on the catwalk, designers opted for leather boots and killer stilettos. The Fashion Week opened with the return of Gucci after the French trilogy and the lavish Moncler Genius event and was inevitably marked by the passing of Karl Lagerfeld, to whom Fendi paid homage at the end of the show. 

After feisty and bold shows - like the ones of Versace and Iceberg, and other quite disappointing (we were expecting more from Prada), it's to give out our very own nss Fashion Awards. Discover all the winners here. 

Best Show: Versace 

The recently renovated spaces of Magazzini Raccordati hosted the incredible Moncler Genius - One House, Different Voices event. Fire-born torches aline a massive walkway which runs along a dozen or so bunker like chamber vaults that go in underneath the train tracks above, with every vault containing a specially designed art installation dedicated to each of the Moncler Genius designers. From the array of fluorescent coloured fluff of Grenoble to the total black scaffolding of Matthew Williams of 1017 ALYX 9SM, from Craig Green's wind-driven sculptures to the floral world of Richard Quinn. Moncler, by going that extra mile, created a mind-blowing art event instead of catwalks presentations that are over before they even start, by reinvesting in the city of Milan. 

Best Finale: Fendi 

The Italian fashion house said goodbye to the man that for 54 years designed its collection, turning the Fendi fur lab into a proper international brand. Silvia Venturini Fendi walked out for the final bow for the first time alone, without her dear Karl Lagerfeld. The homage to the genius designer took place with a video portraying Karl drawing one of his famous sketches while talking about his first day in Milan and his idea of elegance. A heartfelt tribute.