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Armani took elements that have become wardrobe standards and put in a contemporary twist, pairing Bermuda shorts with leggings, and updating camouflage with cool city colors, including putty, beige and gray. There was lots of leather -- pants, short-sleeve shirts, gilets with cap sleeves and jackets that might be laser-cut or given an animal print including fish scales and a tortoise. For the beach, there were black brief swim suits over top crocodile-print lycra leggings and one-piece bathing suits reminiscent of Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" but less whimsical and definitely not fluorescent. GIANFRANCO FERRE' At the other end of the fashion spectrum, GianFranco Ferre's young design team of Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi sought inspiration in the Orient, with references from China, India and Japan in their spring/summer collection. Lightweight shirts were collarless, or high-collared with buttons in the back, paired with loose trousers or Bermuda shorts. Floppy broad-brimmed hats provided ample sun protection on a safari or in a rice paddy. For forays into the city, there were three-piece suits and for the evening a tuxedo in silk shantung, cream with black lapels and tie. The collection features soothing colors of powder green to sand khaki to sky blue and intense lapis lazuli. BOTTEGA VENETA The Bottega Veneta man is on the go, and his destination could well be the tropics. His wardrobe is easy to pack -- wrinkles are part of the look -- and the range is from guerrilla chic, say olive green garb of lightweight fabric with strategic pockets, to easy-fitting suits that can be slipped on for a gin-and-tonic at an embassy cocktail party. Shoes have sturdy soles -- as he never knows what to expect. "The collection is about performance and possibility, about what happens when you combine materials and techniques in new ways," designer Tomas Maier said in notes.
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