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Milan designers propose assertive, aggressive looks

MILAN (AP) — Milan designers have proposed assertive and even aggressive looks for next year, as if to fill a power vacuum felt keenly in Italy in the face of political uncertainty and a resigning pope. The looks presented duri [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2013 | Comments : 0

Gucci in Milan: Sex still sells in the capital of commerce

Few items of clothing have the stature or symbolism to warrant a 60th anniversary celebration. But that’s the star treatment that Gucci’s horsebit loafer received, with the launch of a dedicated exhibition at the brand’s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2013 | Comments : 0

Milan fashion opts for light, timeless, wearable

Designers at Milan Fashion Week delivered lightweight and flowing dresses for the thrifty woman seeking a timeless look that will last more than a season in the age of austerity. Sheer dresses in pastel colours dominated the 2013 spring/s [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Milan Fashion Week: Fashionista’s Top 10 Collections

Three down and only one more to go! Yep, another fashion week has come to a close and what a week it was. From metal corsetry at Versace to bejeweled blazers at Prada, we saw everything from the gothic to the playful–and every style [...]

Posted On : Feb, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Designer party dresses actually show up at Milan Fashion Wee...

Despite the Milan summer collections opening with some great 1920s flapper dresses from Gucci and leather strapped evening gowns from Versace, there has been much less cocktailwear from the party-loving Italians and a dearth of red-carpet [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan fashion cuts its cloth to fit recession

Milan fashion houses hope emerging markets will allow the luxury industry to ride out any new recession. Executives at Milan fashion week were happy to talk about the prospects for growth this year but were coy about 2012 in the face of f [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Catwalk helps brighten Milan gloom

Ignoring the age-old rule that skirts should get longer, not shorter, when the markets tumble, designers exhibiting at Milan's fashion week are countering the doom and gloom emanating from the nearby Milan stock exchange with a series [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan Fashion Week's Malaise

With the opening boom-boom of bass, the Spring 2012 runway shows began in Milan with a stream of black, camel, and wimpy, sea-foam blue clothes worn by models with hair that looked days overdue for a shampoo. It seemed as though little jo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan Fashion Week: Gucci celebrates 90 years

Milan Fashion Week opened yesterday with a show of strength and sparkle from an international mega-brand steeped in history. Gucci celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, and the company's creative director, Frida Giannini, present [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan and Paris - setting the fashion agenda

It’s that time of year again - the menswear shows in Paris and Milan. The real world male is slow to acknowledge the depth and breadth of the influence of these new offerings. But at these Italian and French fashion centres, the de [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan Fashion Week | Gucci, Missoni, Versace, Pringle

Gucci is by no means the only house offering up a suave, ’70s sexuality, but the sharp edge of the designer Frida Giannini’s always rock-centric viewpoint means those wide lapels and flared pant legs have a cultural relevance [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan readies for men's fashion fest

Milan is preparing to host its annual men's fashion show on Saturday, billed as the biggest in the world, as the sector tries to shake off the devastating effects of the global economic crisis. Thirty-six brands including Do [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Hemlines are fashion headlines at Milan shows

Aside from bold color, the biggest news off the spring-summer 2011 is the skirt, or better yet. The hemline. With two days to go until the end of the Milan Fashion Week, the mini skirt has all but disappeared from the runway, replaced by [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Dolce & Gabbana goes floral at Milan fashion week

There were roses, hydrangeas, freesias, even the sound of birdsong. But this was not a late-season version of the Chelsea flower show, this was the flower-festooned D&G catwalk show at Milan fashion week. The formula behind [...]