By
AFP
Published
Jan 12, 2012
Download
Download the article
Print
Text size

Milan readies for men's fashion fest

By
AFP
Published
Jan 12, 2012

Rome - Top Italian brands including Gucci, Versace and Prada take to the catwalks in Milan from Saturday to show off their collections in one of the world's most prestigious events for men's fashion.


Gucci SS 2012

There will be a total of 39 shows of the spring-summer 2012-2013 pret-a-porter collections including also Dolce&Gabbana and Giorgio Armani and organisers are expecting 10,000 visitors from around the world.

Foreign brands that use Milan as their style platform for men's designs will also attend, including Burberry, Vivienne Westwood and John Richmond.

Ermenegildo Zegna, Costume National, Dolce&Gabbana, Jil Sander, Frankie Morello, Burberry and Roberto Cavalli kick off the shows on Saturday.

They will be followed on Sunday by Bottega Veneta, Emporio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Vivienne Westwood, Prada and Missoni.

Monday will see John Richmond, Gucci, Etro and Versace take to the catwalks followed Dsquared2 and Giorgio Armani on Tuesday.

Copyright © 2024 AFP. All rights reserved. All information displayed in this section (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the contents of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presses.