Women's tailoring involves a constant evolution; impeccable even in the most torrid summer. Here we have dresses and suits with skirt or trousers, ideal as much for day wear as more mundane events, true paradigms of style. The personality of this new woman stands out, a woman who seems to abandon the code of the male wardrobe that too often looks uniform and anonymous, to make way for a genuine and refined “mannish” look with futuristic reworking. Spring / Summer 2011 has sophisticated metallic textures such as silver, aluminium, platinum, and ice as the centre stage of the dynamic, metropolitan routine, in all its dazzling brilliance. Trouser suits, made with almost surgical perfection both in cut and line, from the finest of fabrics. In New York the proposal from Rag & Bone is very much appreciated: long, comfortable skirts, coupled with transparent short tops. But the main star of the catwalk, that has impressed everyone, is the bra worn over tops and shirts, with fastening and straps in view to accentuate the sexy touch of the entire collection. The variety of colours range from white to turquoise, to the black of the transparent jackets and dresses, to coral red. At London Fashion Week, there is frivolity and pragmatism in the proposal by Pringle of Scotland, with a palette of minimized colours: simply black, white, light beige and a touch of lavender suffice. A recurring theme on the catwalk is the skirt with an apron or worn back-to-front. Passe-partout for every occasion, the flesh-coloured sheath-dress, characterised by its minimalism. Shirt, trousers and iridescent cotton for Paul Smith woman, committed to revisit the masculine look; a mini jumpsuit or blazer capable of being worn for a whole day, and with a little courage, even in the office. The trouser suit is impeccable with its soft, and meticulously cut jacket. Tiny jackets, pinched at the waist and flowing trousers with small pleats at the waist, long skirts and puffed up mini-dresses at the Milan show of Giorgio Armani: the password is “blue”, as much for the day as for the evening. Great expectations in Paris for Karl Lagerfeld who, with great skill, revisited the great Chanel classics with a very contemporary viewpoint, on top of all, the timeless tweed suit. images: more than 800