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Milan Fashion Week to make an historical move

Posted Jul 27, 2010

Milan dresses up for fashion week and should mix the old with the new. Superb, traditional venues where digital and its relatives will play a big role.

It is now almost official, in September; Milan will welcome the fashion crowd in some of its historic buildings for a womenswear spring summer 2011 that will at least via locations refer to tradition.
Among the venue selection, Circolo Filologico, Palazzo Clerici, Loggia dei Mercanti and Palazzo Giureconsulti are on the chosen list. These places should remind us of the importance of Milan as a cultural and trading city. Indeed, Circolo Filologico is one of Milan’s most prestigious artistic and cultural institutions and 16th Century Palazzo Giureconsulti used to be the home of the Milan Stock Exchange until 1983, year of the last operations ensued.


But more than only new stylish venues, Milan will welcome its guests on carpeted pathways that will link the new locations where shows will be transmitted live outside. Forget the running, the missing, and the stress and look forward to enjoy a fashion week Italian style. “Tranquilla” or almost, at least you should have time to see all the shows and not the ones you only have time for. A 7 day calendar confirmed, runway shows close to each other, Milan will take care of some of its best friends, indeed, fashion accounts for 11 percent of Italy’s production and employ 1 million people.
According to Mario Boselli, head of Italy’s Chamber of Fashion, “We are rebuilding our system, after 30 years of collaboration with the city’s fairgrounds”. A mini revolution, that should only do Milan and us good… Avanti!

Text by Delphine Hervieu.

Sources: WWD, Vogue.co.uk

Photo credits: Getty Images.

 

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