Milan Fashion Week Opens with Plus Sizes on the Runway!!!

But of course the Italians would be quicker on the draw than us......first The All Black Vogue Italia and now this....check this one out family!!!

From The Telegraph.co.uk:

Milan Fashion Week opens with a surprise fashion plusBy Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director
Last Updated: 12:01am BST 21/09/2008

Opening with a plus-size collection, Elena Miro brought some garden party style to Milan Fashion Week...

Garden party: Milan Fashion Week opens with a plus-size collection from Elena Miro

In pictures: Elena Miro s/s 2009 collection

Milan Fashion Week opened yesterday with a delightful surprise for all those women bored with the seemingly endless parade of lean, lithe teenagers that tends to dominate the catwalks.

Instead, the Milan season for spring/summer opened with the plus-size collection by Elena Miro, specifically designed for women of more average and generous proportions.
The theme was a garden party, interpreted in floral prints of camellia, forget-me-not and peony.

Silk dresses fluttered gracefully below the knees; chiffon blouses, which slipped down to reveal bared shoulders, were teamed with bell-bottom trousers; and short-jackets and bustiers added a more structured note to the wardrobe.

The peony was also interpreted in appliqué effects and Chantilly lace provided delicate embellishment. Accessories included gold clutches and jewellery.

The Elena Miro brand, established in the late 1970’s near Turin by the Miroglio family, is available at Harrods in London.

Milan Fashion Week, third stop on the international designer catwalk shows for next season, continues throughout this week with the collections of all the major Italian status brands including Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Missoni, MaxMara, Fendi and Versace.

British style is injected into the Milan calendar with Christopher Bailey’s collection for Burberry Prorsum and the boho designer, Matthew Williamson, who is showing his last collection for Emilio Pucci. Williamson is stepping down to concentrate on building a global business for his own brand.

Are you listening Seventh Avenue?? The Italians know the deal....how come you all still don't?

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