- Title: ITALY: FASHION SHOWS IN MILAN CONTINUE
- Date: 5th October 1995
- Summary: MILAN, ITALY (OCTOBER 5 AND 6, 1995) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) (OCTOBER 5, 1995) 1. VARIOUS HIGHLIGHTS OF D & G SHOW, SUEDE JACKETS, VARIOUS FLARED TROUSERS AND CROPPED T-SHIRTS (8 SHOTS) 0.33 2. LV/SV D & G MODELS IN WHITE SHIRTS AND BLACK TROUSERS GATHERED ROUND DESIGNERS (4 SHOTS) 0.45 3. SV HIGHLIGHTS OF HAKAMAKI SHOW, TOPLESS
- Embargoed: 20th October 1995 13:00
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- Location: MILAN, ITALY
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- Country: Italy
- Reuters ID: LVA4Y08Q5HZXN5LJUUKXUWLW460J
- Story Text: Milan's spring and summer ready to wear fashion shows continued on Friday (October 6) as lesser known designers took advantage of the hype and revealed their own collections.
Away from the catwalks of Gucci, Armani and Versace, young up-and-coming designers are hoping to launch their careers in the fringe of Milan this week while Italy's fashion capital is packed with wealthy buyers and journalists.
On Thursday, images of anti-nuclear protest and militant feminism marked a Japanese designer's show. "No entrance if you support (French President Jacques) Chirac's nuclear testing," read the laminated invitation to the ready-to-wear show by Junichi Hakamaki.
A news release said Hakamaki was inspired by a new generation of Japanese women who believed that "a man's most essential asset in his pants is his wallet".
Hakamaki's show was held in a warehouse area of Milan where many of the buildings have been converted into chic art galleries and restaurants.
The Japanese designer drew an enthusiastic crowd of well-dressed Japanese women and a respectable number of buyers to his show with its mixture of fashion and political statement.
Hakamaki's clothes were simple and cut close to the body.
Models wore tight-fitting pants in black or white with jackets worn open over bare breasts.
Shorts were shown in a black and white leopard skin design. A more colourful aspect of the show was a display of satin Oriential-design jackets in blue, red, yellow and lilac.
Japanese women at the show gave Hakamaki a standing ovation and showered him with bouquets of flowers.
Earlier on Thursday evening the D&G fashion line played to a full house at Milan's Rolling Stone auditorium, where rock concerts are usually held.
D&G, a division of designers Dolce & Gabanna, makes clothes for a younger audience.
To thumping rock music and synchronised lights, models showed off hip-hugging, bell-bottomed blue jeans worn with cropped T-shirts. Other models wore white cotton dresses which had a triangular plastic cut-out in front showing off their navels.
Red and white checked pant suits, white blouses worn open over black lacy bras and black satiny dresses rounded out the show.
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