Prada opens Milan Fashion Week Sept. 22

Prada is scheduled to open Milan Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear season on Sept. 22, according to the provisional calendar released by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and cited in multiple schedule previews. The Milan week is set to run from Sept. 22 through Sept. 28, 2026, with 60 shows in total — 54 physical and six digital. The opening slot is a break from Prada’s more customary later-week placement, according to Italian fashion coverage published after the schedule appeared. Fashionista reported the provisional schedule on July 24, and iO Donna said Prada had moved from its traditional Thursday appointment to the first slot on the calendar. ### Why is Prada’s placement getting attention? Prada’s Sept. 22 placement stands out because the brand is listed first on a Milan calendar built around Italy’s biggest houses, including Gucci, Fendi, Bottega Veneta and Giorgio Armani. Fashionista said the schedule released by CNMI mapped out the Spring 2027 season and named Prada among the labels on the weeklong lineup. iO Donna said the move gives Prada the opening runway position for the first time. (fashionista.com) The Sept. 22-28 dates have also been repeated by other schedule roundups, including Flibco and La Forma, both of which said the final day, Sept. 28, will be entirely digital. La Forma said the physical-digital split matches the previous Milan womenswear season. ### How full is the Milan schedule? Milan Fashion Week’s September 2026 womenswear lineup is set at 60 shows, according to schedule reports citing CNMI. (fashionista.com) La Forma said that total breaks down into 54 in-person runway shows and six digital presentations. Flibco separately described a week of more than 90 events under CNMI’s umbrella, including those 60 runway shows. (flibco.com) July 24 was the date Fashionista said CNMI released the provisional schedule. Its report highlighted one of the week’s other expected debuts, saying Moschino’s new creative directors are due to show on Sept. 25. ### Where does Armani fit into the current Milan picture? Silvana Armani has already emerged as one of the house-level changes around Milan after taking on the womenswear creative director role at Giorgio Armani. (laforma.club) Prestige Online described her Fall/Winter 2026 show as her official debut as creative director of womenswear. SHOWstudio’s runway listing for Giorgio Armani A/W 26 also named Silvana Armani as creative director. (fashionista.com) WWD’s review of Giorgio Armani’s Fall 2026 runway quoted Silvana Armani saying, “I design with my own wardrobe in mind,” in her first ready-to-wear outing for the house. Separate coverage aggregated by Yahoo said she is Giorgio Armani’s niece and had been a collaborator for more than 40 years before stepping into the role. ### What else is on the week’s calendar? (prestigeonline.com) Sept. 25 is the date Fashionista singled out for Moschino’s new creative directors to make their debut. The same report said Milan’s Spring 2027 week includes Italy’s top labels such as Prada, Fendi, Gucci, Giorgio Armani and Bottega Veneta. iO Donna said the September edition is expected to be shaped more by second collections and confirmations than by a long list of first-time creative handovers. (wwd.com) Monday, Sept. 28 is set to close the week with digital-only shows, according to La Forma and Flibco. That date also coincides with the start of Paris Fashion Week, La Forma said. ### What happens next? Sept. 22 is the scheduled start of Milan Fashion Week’s womenswear season, with Prada in the opening slot on the provisional calendar published by CNMI and reported by Fashionista and iO Donna. (fashionista.com) Sept. 25 is the date flagged for Moschino’s new creative directors, and Sept. 28 is slated as the all-digital closing day. (laforma.club)