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VIPs also studded the audience at one of the
last shows of Milan's fashion week, with singers Stevie Wonder,
Cardi B and Liam Payne surrounded by young influencers in the
front row.
Church bells rang as a solemn procession of women dressed in
black and veiled, carrying candles, opened the show. The curtain
rose to reveal a cast including models Eva Herzigova and Helena
Christensen and actresses Monica Bellucci and Isabella
Rossellini.
Herzigova wore a black ruffled dress with a train resembling
those worn by flamenco dancers. Bellucci strutted in a black and
white off-the-shoulder polka-dot dress with metallic sandals.
Rossellini walked down the pink runway with her family.
Italian opera and traditional music, sung by late tenor Luciano
Pavarotti, was the soundtrack to the show.
For the first time in years plus-sized models walked a major
show in the Italian fashion capital, with Ashley Graham dressed
in a figure-hugging animal print dress leading them.
English supermodel Karen Elson closed the show wearing a wide
dress that seemed to be made of flower-patterned and metallic
papier mache.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana incorporated elements seen in
many previous collections, with tassels, embroidery, lace,
flowers, Sicilian prints, religious iconography, roses, cartoons
and more combined in a blaze of color and creativity. Models
wore elaborate headpieces, stiletto heels or sneakers, fishnet
stockings and tight black dresses.
Spring flowers featured as hair accessories and as prints and
embellishment on long ruffled dresses. One girl wore a flower
crown and a layered skirt with straw tassels, while another was
wrapped in jute with flowers in her hair.
(Reporting by Giulia Segreti; Editing by Catherine Evans)
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