Max Mara Fall/Winter 2012-13 Show + Backstage with The Models | Milan Fashion Week | FashionTV

SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/FashionTVSUB http://www.FashionTV.com/videos MILAN - Primarily focused on a woman's power, the Max Mara Fall/Winter 2012-13 fashion show was filled with a unique urban atmosphere during Milan Fashion Week. FashionTV takes you backstage and then front row of Laura Lusuardi's brilliant collection. Hundreds of guests gathered outside the venue, anticipating the classic Max Mara designs. We spoke with fashion designer, Laura Lusuardi as she tells us, "Here, inspiration is drawn from the modernism of the 1920s. The collection is heavily inspired by the film Metropolis by Fritz Lang for the idea of the city, and by the film Querelle by Fassbinder for the idea of the sea. The other inspiration is the haute couture by Erte, this creates a more modern fashion." Volumes have become a big story for the Fall, where the design team for this collection experimented with long coats, peacoats in cocoon-like shapes, crocodile belts, army-green, camel and ivory cashmere and striped tops. As the models were prepping in hair and makeup backstage, we took a first look at how they will be seen on the runway. "There is a reminiscence of dark glamour and tough dominance", says hair stylist Luigi Murenu. Makeup consisted of heavy blush, thick arched eyebrows, matte foundation all for a monochrome face. "In the silhouettes, lengths are an important aspect. There are three new trousers, but these very long trousers which open up at the bottom, almost with a train, are very i