Milan Fashion

MILAN (AFP) - From 80s disco, to breezy chic, quiet sophistication and modern twists to retro looks, Armani, D and G, Salvatore Ferragamo and Burberry Prorsum offered a wealth of options.

If variety is the spice of life, then Milan fashion week so far certainly promises a hot summer ahead.

But Giorgio Armani had just the thing to cool off -- a swimming pool shimmering in the moonlight like a lagoon as an inviting backdrop to his elegant show.

Making trousers and jackets the focus, the Italian designer kept the style relaxed for his women's ready-to-wear wardrobe for spring-summer 2007, tossing in touches of androgyny.

So fluidly-cut pants swayed with each step down the catwalk and jackets had structured shoulders that added up to an air of nonchalant elegance, topped off with a jaunty man's trilby. more