The Biggest Fashion Shows Trends from the Spring/Summer 2022

From New York to London, Milan and Paris. Let’s have a look at the biggest moments from the shows.

For the last 18 months and the past three fashion seasons, many designers have not been able to host in-face catwalk shows due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and social restrictions imposed.

Nowadays, there are more in-face runway shows seen during Fashion Week. It was thanks to the loosening of restrictions.

During 2021, it was inspiring to see runway shows (almost) back to normal, and the “fashion moments” were fun and very shareable, and as such, some went viral. Gucci took Hollywood by storm with a runway full of the brand’s high-profile friends in extravagant costume-inspired pieces that wouldn’t look out of place in a 1940s blockbuster, for instance. Moreover, Miu Miu unveiled a collection to reflect a freshness capsule full of universal garments. The foundations were classic – trousers, sweaters, shirts, blazers, suits and sheath dresses, absolute archetypes of everyday dresses.

Below, we round up every major runway show moment you need to see from New York, London, Milan and Paris as worldwide designers presented their Spring/Summer 2022 collections.

Gucci

Creative director Alessandro Michele used California’s iconic Hollywood Boulevard as the runway for Gucci’s latest runway show to showcase his vision of La La Land in 115 looks.

The collection featured a crossover between the transplants and those who have it all. Looks culled from the best of both worlds: old Hollywood with boas and fur jackets styled over shiny slip dresses and vacation culture with Hawaiian-style shirts inspired by the fashion-forward, fashion-forward leaning toward exaggeration.

Miu Miu

Creative Director Miuccia Prada unveiled his Spring/Summer 2022 collection. It was all about showing skin and subverting traditionally corporate clothes.

The collection was a reaction to and reflection of reality, an economy, a freshness found in iterations of eternal, universal garments. Moreover, the foundations are classic – trousers, sweaters, shirts, blazers, suits and sheath dresses, absolute archetypes of everyday dresses.

Alexander McQueen

Creative Director Sarah Burton presented her Spring/Summer 2022 collection in the East End of London, which was inspired by the spectacular rolling skies that she and the McQueen team see from the studio every day. “There’s that sense that the sky is ever-changing – this constant change that’s uncontrollable. Some days it can be kind of very calm, a very beautiful dappled sky. And then this kind of ferocious sky,” Sarah observed. “And I’ve been thinking about what we’ve all been through: this constant feeling that you don’t know what the next day is going to be. And how you have to just face it with bravery. The fact is, we’re not in control of the situation. Nature is more powerful than us. Sun, rain, storm – whatever comes, you have to just keep going.”

Bottega Veneta

Creative director Daniel Lee took over the Michigan Building Theatre. Once the lights dimmed and the models walked the square runway, it was clear that Lee had plenty of inspiration drawn from practical American fashion history.

In addition to sportswear-inspired separates and denim ensembles reminiscent of factory uniforms, Lee opted for relaxed silhouettes, even in eveningwear. The designer also turns to technical fabrics, such as metal thread weaving that allows the proportions of a garment to be changed by inflating or scrunching it, to imbue a sense of elegance and luxury.