We caught up with the anonymous Milanese crew behind Milanesi a Milano to talk about their in-the-wild street style.
The Milanese in Milan: Inside the Anonymous Account Chronicling the Unique Street Style of Italy’s Fashion Capital
Milanesi a Milano chronicles real-people street style in Milan. Photo: Courtesy of Milanesi a Milano
“Bold looks, eccentric outfits, confident manners: Milanesi are the beating heart of a city whose reputation enchants the world. To us, every passer-by represents the quintessential spirit of Milan. They’re all unique.” So say the anonymous founders of Milanesi a Milano, an Instagram account that has won nearly 80,000 followers over the last eight months thanks to its faithful chronicling of real Milanese street style—and strictly no #ad hype—in Italy’s fashion capital.
The last few days have seen Milan fire into life thanks to a buzzy menswear fashion week that felt—at least here on the ground—like the beginning of a new beginning. As Giorgio Armani observed before his show last night, Milan’s unique intermingling of creative and commercial cultures means it is often well-equipped to thrive in moments of recovery: “Since the early ’70s Milano has been one of the epicenters of Italian culture and has always been able to create something new in terms of design, fashion, even popular culture. Every time Italy restarts, Milano is at the forefront, and I believe this is happening again today,” he said. “Milano really is the capital of innovation and change, and fashion can have a huge role in the renewal of the Italian scenario. I have been part of that movement in the ’70s and probably what I miss about that moment is the ability of fashion to play a significant role in the creative system, which included architecture, design, art even. This interdisciplinary aspect is what we need to bring back.”
This story originally appeared on: Vogue - Author:Luke Leitch
