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Milan Fashion Week shines 2012 styles despite the world's muted economic outlook Milan's Fashion Week, which concludes 27 September, is currently raging the runways; here are some pictures of the event and a look at what's up next
Milan, a fashion powerhouse city that keeps design houses living in a time machine two seasons ahead of every lay person is in full swing with a mind-boggling 70 catwalk shows and 50 showroom exhibitions during their famed Milan Fashion Week. The premier fashion event is not only a place to glean the best of fashion, stars and glam afterparties; it's also a place to make big announcements, such as the one that Domenico and Stefano made regarding a change to the D&G label: “...From the upcoming seasons, D&G will become part of Dolce & Gabbana,giving even more strength and energy to our collections...” Although this move may have been economically-motivated, it seems that most agree: while there are only a few companies with expansion plans (like Gucci and Vuitton), high-fashion is not strongly impacted by economic downturns. High fashion is always coveted. Especially now, considering there are huge, emerging markets. Ferragamo will launch its first jewellery collection Wednesday, offering a beautiful, dependable investment: gold. Some top brands are widening their entry-level offers in order to remain popular among the price-sensitive, such as Missoni opening a line through the American department store, Target; however many higher-end design houses are simply not making any changes, preferring to work on a small-scale with deep-pocket fans. In fact, Italian brands are an economic engine, expecting to generate almost 63 billion euros ($87 billion) this year, according to the Chamber of Fashion. So for anyone flying into Milan; life shines like gold. Upcoming schedule Sunday, 25 September 2011 09:30 MARNI 11:30 BRIONI 12:30 LAURA BIAGIOTTI 14:00 DOLCE & GABBANA 15:00 BYBLOS 16:00 MISSONI 17:00 GAETANO NAVARRA 18:00 SALVATOREFERRAGAMO 19:00 AQUILANO.RIMONDI 20:00 ROBERTO MUSSO 20:30 VERSUS Monday, 26 September 09:30 DSQUARED2 10:30 GIORGIO ARMANI 13:00 ROBERTO CAVALLI 14:00 GIANFRANCO FERRE' 16:00 .NORMALUISA 17:00 MASSIMO REBECCHI 18:00 MARCO DE VINCENZO FINALE: Tuesday, September 27 09:30 1a CLASSE – ALVIEROMARTINI 10:30 CHICCA LUALDIBEEQUEEN 11:15 CRISTIANO BURANI 12:00 ERKAN CORUH 12:45 N-U-D-E
