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Milan fashion week: retro with a twist

So in all the fuss about E not actually equalling mc² after all, or whatevs, it is just about possible that you have missed the real shock news of the week, ie The 50s Are Back. Actually, the shock isn't that the 50s are back. De [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan Fashion Week: Marni spring/summer 2012

Often Marni's Consuelo Castiglione marches to her own internal rhythm. If it's a lonely beat, she doesn't seem to mind. Being a different kind of kook from all the other kooks vying for attention on planet catwalk has always b [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

In Milan: Rigor at Bottega Veneta; Wit at Prada

Rigor and humor, two qualities you don’t see much of in Milan, were the marquee features in two assured presentations bracketing a day that didn’t lack for stimulus, what with 11 scheduled fashion shows by major labels and doz [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Prada at Milan fashion week does the innocent lady look

Miuccia Prada, unlike most fashion designers, says she is happy when the high street copies her clothes. This is because, for Prada, fashion is about turning the ideas in her head – about herself, about women in general, about the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Milan fashion week kicks off in people power mode

Aiming to bring catwalk collections closer to the high-street customer, fashion names such as Roberto Cavalli and Frankie Morello will strut their creations in public venues, including a transparent hall built in the central Duomo cathed [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Financial crunch bites as Milan Fashion Week opens

Just Cavalli is produced under licence by Ittierre SpA, which went into administration earlier this month. Cavalli, from Florence, one of the Italian fashion industry’s more flamboyant figures, was visibly moved and close to tears as [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Milan Fashion Week goes relaxed in stressed times

There are few better weather vanes for changing times than the fashion industry, whose sensitive antennas quickly pick up on a mood and design accordingly.Just think of the Gay Nineties, the somber 1940s the happy day 1950s. A similar refle [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Mens Fashion Week in Milan

It’s hot, it’s steamy and Milan is replete with dashing men – it can only be Men’s Fashion Week. And just because it’s menswear, don’t think there’s its any less glamourous than its womenswear cou [...]