Blumarine plays with fairytales at Milan 2013 spring/summer fashion week

Airy dresses in chiffon, pleats and lame are the main attraction in Anna Molinari's main collection for spring/summer 2013 Milan fashion week.

MILAN, ITALY  - Italian designer Anna Molinari ventured into a fairy world for her 2013 spring-summer Blumarine collection on Friday (September, 21).

Draped dresses in chiffon, silk and lame lace were light and airy for a woman who loves a touch of classic elegance.

The entire collection celebrated natural beauty.

Timeless pieces were embroidered with gold and silver thread to create the inimitable knitwear patterns for which Blumarine is famous.

Molinari worked a palette of pink, white, light green and black for every moment of the day.

Parkas in silk and oversized knits were paired with laser-cut trousers for a contemporary luxury.

For the evening, Molinari created unique lace motifs for black see-through dresses.

Other cocktail dresses shone with decor embroidery of stones and crystals.

Accessories featured leather sandals with interwoven strings, while golden mouth-shaped necklaces added an ironic note to the sensual classic collection.

Valentino steps into the world of ballet

Celebrities hit the red carpet at New York City Ballet's Fall Gala honoring fashion designer Valentino Garavani who designed the dance troupe's latest costumes. Elly Park reports.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - Ballet is about to get fashionable with the help of this man - legendary fashion designer Valentino Garavani.

The retired designer collaborated with New York City Ballet in creating original costumes while staying true to his high fashion roots.

Valentino Garavani, Fashion Designer, saying
"I was quite surprised to find the working room sensational. They followed me very well, and I pushed them to build haute couture."

Among the celebrities at the opening gala was actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

As a board member of the dance company it was her idea to pair ballet with fashion to appeal to a younger audience.

For her, Valentino was an obvious choice.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Actress, saying
"This is a man that's spent the better part of his lifetime designing. He is a great, great fan of the ballet so he knew instinctively what works and what doesn't."

The dance company says it has already sold twice as many tickets as previous seasons, and will continue to collaborate with designers in the future.

Emporio Armani turns down volume on colors

Soft lines and colours dominated Giorgio Armani's youth line in Milan, at the 2013 spring-summer show.

MILAN, ITALY - Italian fashion brand Emporio Armani stuck to a sober note for its 2013 spring-summer show on Thursday (September 20). Designer Giorgio Armani chose simple, clean lines for his easy-to-wear show created for a young woman who likes to feel comfortable in her own skin.

For the morning, jackets in checkered prints were paired with shorts to show legs, and mushroom brown was the base color. Sleeve-less blouses exposed arms, unless they were covered with structured jackets, adding dynamism to the fluid shapes. Trousers were soft and slim at the ankle, paired with silk blouses in matching neutral colors.

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Just Cavalli splashes collection with marine colours at 2013 spring/summer Milan week

Irridescent chiffon dresses, sequins and sea life prints are the rage for the Cavalli youth line at Milan's spring/summer collection 2013.

MILAN, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 21, 2012) - 

Italian designer Roberto Cavalli plunged into the Mediterranean sea for his Just Cavalli youthful collection for next summer on Friday. (September. 21)

Short dresses in sheer chiffon were sculpted with slits and prints to add movement to the marine-inspired creations.

Some models had sequins in a myriad of colour nuances shaped by an ohyhydrogen flame to create a tri-dimensional effect like sea urchins.

The iconic jaguar prints for which the fashion house is known were turned into seashells to evoke the marine life.

Sheer silk blouses with sea horse prints were worn over skinny trousers or loose fluid skirts.
Male models walked the catwalk in Bermuda shorts paired with structured organza jackets.
Others wore smoking jackets over silk pijama trousers in contrasting animal and marine prints.
Accessories included ankle boots with fluo rubber heels for a girl who loves to surprise.

Flowery motifs on kimono-like dresses for Prada in Milan

Japanese-inspired dresses and futuristic shoes for Miuccia Prada's Spring/Summer 2013 collection.

PRADA  - Italian designer Miuccia Prada drew inspiration from Japanese femininity for her Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week.

Structured black dresses with hand-stitched flowery motifs were the key feature of the futuristic show revealing a tough and sweet attitude.

The theme of the double personality returned in Prada's contrasting shoes that were either towering high on thick wedge soles or totally flat like a pair of leather socks.

Some models wore dresses with digital Asian motifs fading into brushes of colour like in modern paintings.

Prada reinvented its iconic theatre into a geometric space where black and white stairs matched the contrasting colours of the collection.

Prada worked a palette of black and white, reds and dark green, while shoes had gold and silver details.
Evening dresses came with long hems but unexpected cuts exposed the legs adding a warming sexiness to rigorous looks.