Prada gets the party started at Milan fashion week

The Prada show has been the main event at Milan fashion week so far Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters Photograph: Max Rossi/guardian.co.uk Guardian fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley said the show was a comment about what sexy means in 2010 Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/guardian.co.uk Jess said: 'The dresses had black lace frills where other designers put breast pockets, the sweaters had a silhouette which would have made Jayne Mansfield blush, and shiny high heels were worn with cheerleader socks.' Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/guardian.co.uk Designer Miuccia Prada said: 'Our vision of what is sexy in women is getting narrower ... It is all about bows and frills and cliches now. Women can't seem to give these cliches up.' Read Jess's full show report here Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters Photograph: Max Rossi/guardian.co.uk Cruella de Vil took to the catwalk for Fendi Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Christophe Simon/guardian.co.uk It's a shame the label is so fur-obsessed, because the non-furry clothes worked well. There was a nice colour palette of neutrals, yellow and green Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/AP Photograph: Alberto Pellaschiar/guardian.co.uk There were also some gorgeous little black dresses Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Christophe Simon/guardian.co.uk The D&G show was a rather ridiculous parade of increasingly impractical ski-wear, teamed with fluffy boots Photograph: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Filippo Monteforte/Andrea Raso/Getty Images/AFP/Empics Entertainment Photograph: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Filippo Monteforte/Andrea Raso/guardian.co.uk The boots even appeared on outfits that didn't seem to be snow-related Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/EPA Photograph: Matteo Bazzi/guardian.co.uk Just Cavalli showed a cool collection: lots of layering, leather and long, loose hair Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters Photograph: Max Rossi/guardian.co.uk The sheepskin trend followed the fashion pack from London to Milan Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Christophe Simon/guardian.co.uk It was all very sexy: lashings of red lipstick and lots of bare legs Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Christophe Simon/guardian.co.uk The Frankie Morello show was very rock - there was even a live band playing Photograph: Giuseppe Aresu/AP Photograph: Giuseppe Aresu/guardian.co.uk You could be forgiven for thinking that the clothes were all in black ... Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/guardian.co.uk But as this T-shirt shows, you would be mistaken Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/guardian.co.uk Head-to-toe leopard-print at Moschino Cheap and Chic Photograph: Andrea Raso/Empics Entertainment Photograph: Andrea Raso/guardian.co.uk Cheap, yes ... but chic? Photograph: Andrea Raso/Empics Entertainment Photograph: Andrea Raso/guardian.co.uk