Missoni's Autumn/Winter 2012 collection

Milan Fashion Week Designer Angela Missoni presented the Missoni's A/W 2012 collection during Milan Fashion Week, and the collection was inspired by a mix of urban influences and an immersion in nature and landscape. According to show notes, the woman of Autumn/Winter '12 is a "heroine in a concrete jungle", and conceives fashion as an "evocative adventurous fantasy" while maintaining a strong-willed, sophisticated yet sensitive vibe. Everything had an earthy thread woven through it: A straight, knee-length skirt was knit in a pattern resembling tree bark, long-sleeved shirts had the color and markings of river rocks, and one fiery orange evening dress had a thick trim of beading that was intended to look like oxidation or as if some glittering, glamorous organism had attached itself to the piece. The accessories took a similar path. Giant quartz pendants on gold collars were there “to protect her and make her part of the universe,” Missoni said, while the cool, tall boots had leather backs and stacked heels that were stamped to look arboreal.