N°21 Spring / Summer 2016

MILAN — By the time Gucci let out rain was making a mockery of nylon stretched over flimsy aluminum frames. Such is the force of weather in Lombardy, the same is true of the hyper compressed schedule of Italy’s showpiece fashion week. Runway shows are scheduled within 60 minutes of each other and are invariably delayed by as much if not more as the limited resources of available taxis (forget app-based travel or street hails!) and, that’s right, models. A half dozen models at Next including Lineisy Montero, Julia Fleming, Hedvig Palm, Binx, Olivia Jansing, and Wangy prevailed in making it to the runway for Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s Spring / Summer 2016 runway show for N°21 (numeroventuno in Italiano) despite the rain and scheduling strain. Corinne Day 1990s styling reportedly provided the inspiration for this collection, which like Alpine showers on cobblestone streets continue to make waves throughout time. Credits include: Client, N°21; Collection, Women’s Ready-To-Wear Spring / Summer 2016; Clothing design, Alessandro Dell’Acqua; Styling, Edward Enninful; Hair, Paul Hanlon; Makeup, Tom Pecheux; Casting, Random Production.