Milan Fashion Week draws to close with Missoni’s metallic layered looks

Angela Missoni designed mid-length ribbed dresses over trousers, bikinis and multicolored bandeaus layered with scarves and cardigans to fill women's wardrobes with color next year. Missoni's palettes were bolder than usual, with splashes of vibrant shades, enhanced with metallic shimmers of gold lame. Essential to the Missoni Summer 2017 Collection, characterized by an informal and relaxed elegance and exemplified in the tank dresses that adhere to the body,” read a designer's note.

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Armani’s black velvet, Missoni’s knits wrap Milan fashion

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian MILAN (Reuters) – Giorgio Armani wrapped Milan Fashion Week on Monday with a fall collection for his main line dedicated to luxurious black velvet. The 81-year-old Italian, whose designs were worn by Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio and nominee Cate Blanchett at Sunday's Academy Awards, made the material the protagonist of his autumn/winter 2016/2017 line, using it in trousers, tops, coats and glittering evening wear. Models stepped onto the catwalk in round collared black velvet jackets paired with wide leg trousers.

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At Milan Fashion Week, Cinderella goes to Dolce & Gabbana

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian MILAN (Reuters) – It will be a fairytale wardrobe for Dolce & Gabbana fans next winter, with the Italian fashion brand presenting enchanting fantasy creations for its latest womenswear line at Milan Fashion Week on Sunday. Against a backdrop of an open story book, golden carriage and a clock ticking towards midnight, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana sent models out in a typically colorful and vibrant collection of richly-embellished dresses with patterns referring to stories such as “Cinderella” and “Snow White”. Cinderella's ball gown was given a modern makeover in a shimmering fitted light blue dress with enlarged shoulders.

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At Milan Fashion Week, Cinderella goes to Dolce & Gabbana