Multi-facet collections for the Botto Fila Woman and menswear were presented in Milano Unica, Fieramilanocity during September 13 to 15, 2011.

For autumn-winter 2012/2013 Botto Fila becomes a trendsetter, creating a collection that thinks outside the box, imagining how the fabrics will be used in the finished garment. The big innovation for women is in fact the creation of a multi-facet collection, presenting five wardrobes for her that personify five different directions, five different ways to express femininity in today’s world. Five international fashion cities have been chosen to represent the five different ways of being a Botto Fila female.

In the NEW YORK collection, she wears neutral colours and precious fabrics, leaving exaggerated patterns aside for a more sober wardrobe.

MILANO meanwhile is a younger collection, with more feminine shapes that however embrace a more masculine mood with their colours and fabrics. Plenty of black and white and greys with flashes of lace-effect jacquard, damasks with a Sicilian feel combined with lurex, elements that totally emphasise femininity.

Traditionally English men’s fabrics are a must for the LONDON lady, for garments in fine cloths with an almost tailored feel, ironically transforming boring design into fun and femininity, for example with stretch for improved fit.

Whereas the PARIS wardrobe is more mature and colourful. Important fine fabrics that however feature patterns and colour, in a style with more attitude.

Finally, there is the TOKYO woman, who chooses compact almost autarchic fabrics for volumes with a certain consistency. Patterns move aside to make way for the attitude of these very compact old-world fabrics and colours are either neutral or very bright.

Five cities for five different kinds of women who, while not sharing wardrobes, do however share Botto Fila materials. Just a few ingredients, appropriately modified and varied, for very different interpretations of the same product.

Having thought up different styles for her, Botto Fila then looks for diversity within the same style for him. The aim? To rework the male suit without upsetting its core nature, but by softening its rigidity.

So plain colours remain, as does grey, but there are also patterns, which liven up plains in line with the season’s trends, recognisable characteristic designs given a suitable modern makeover. Tone-on-tone ticks the box, as do colours blended into each other, mélange effects and checks, but only if faded and barely there.

Lots of experimentation with new materials also for jacket weights. Botto Fila has come up with weaves that copy knits, giving a new twist to outwear, more informal and casual.

The men and women’s collections have many points in common and even overlap and blend thanks to personalised fabrics used for both.

Cornerstones for both collections include the dynamic concept, divided into families of products for every need and use. For several seasons now the comfort of stretch fabrics has been a winner also for men, even featuring in formalwear.

Lots of stretch therefore, ideal for an increasingly tighter, waist-hugging fit, above all for trousers, in a worsted or flannel version, the latter also in wool and cashmere.

Must-haves finally are wool-silk blends, strong articles for both him and her, once again in both worsteds and flannels, where the richness of the blend allows all the sheen and opulence of silk to emerge.