It might seem a strange contribution to Men’s Fashion Week in Milan, but some of the most famous models from the other side of the sex divide have also been strutting their stuff on the catwalk.
Fashion queens Gisele Bunchen and Naomi Campbell were among the five models sporting Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana’s latest creations at their show on Sunday. Dressed in lacy black lingerie and white jean shorts, Naomi and Gisele made a spectacular impression at the show alongside the Brazilian model Fernanda Tavares, Spanish model Esther Cañadas and Anouk Lepere from Belgium.
Gisele took the room by storm in a set of white men’s briefs, a lacy bra and a billowing white cotton shirt. The following day, the boys were back in style with the Valentino, Prada, Cavalli and Burberry collections on show. Valentino’s new collection for Spring/Summer 2003 is definitely one for jet-setting surfers, with Asian-inspired wrap pants rolled casually at the waist in light satins and soft opaque fabrics, with the occasional dragon motif. Those who weren’t bare-chested wore shimmering purple silk or black cotton shirts, satin jackets, taffeta shirts with suede or leather trousers.
Later on at the Prada show, the men wore low-waisted, flat-fronted trousers in anything from white to dusky pink to russet. On top, they were clad in soft woollens so fine to be almost translucent and cut tight on the chest and arms. Among the other highlight were the wonderful Bermuda shorts and revolutionary new footgear, made entirely out of tie fabrics – an idea designer Miuccia Prada showed to great effect in a previous season. Roberto Cavalli gave new life to his obsession with America’s Wild West with a collection inspired by Indian country.
Set before a massive backdrop of a patchwork tepee, the creations on show included some natty jeans with Mexican embroidery, cable sweaters in Santa Fe colours, and trousers printed with Native American ceremonial motifs. The models strutted their stuff wrapped in huge Apache blankets, and with intricately embellished boots on their feet. Burberry designer Chris Bailey presented his most confident collection since joining the London-based fashion house two years ago.
The collection opened with fantastic cotton shirts and clinging knit tops in sherbet and red plaids. There were some great khaki combat looks, an echo of Burberry’s military roots, worn with sensational zippered pants. Other standouts were Chris’s multi-pocketed nylon combat pants, sexy English striped shirts and figure-hugging velvet jackets.
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Photo: © Alphapress.com
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