Milan Fashion Week has been branded a "circus without sense" by Dolce & Gabbana amid fears that it rapidly falling behind Paris and London as a vital destination on the haute couture circuit. Long delays, chaotic organisation and unseemly catfights led to this year's edition of Italy's most prestigious fashion showcase, which finishes today, being roundly attacked.
The trouble started when some leading designers started to reschedule their catwalk shows earlier in the week because of fears that influential fashion editors would leave Milan before the end of the event.
Anna Wintour, the editor of American Vogue, said she had requested Armani, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana to shift their shows so that she could return to America before Paris Fashion Week begins next Tuesday. As a result, a logjam of catwalk shows at the beginning of the week caused havoc.
Over 95 labels show off their creations at fashion week in 103 catwalk shows. "Instead of one week's worth of shows, most of the important ones were crammed into three days," said Marina Garzoni, the founder of Fashion and Technology, a fashion consultant.
"We just had to run across town, the calender was very congested and made no sense," she added. Many designers, led by Dolce & Gabbana, expressed their fears that Milan Fashion Week will get a poor reputation and will be neglected in future. However, Roberto Cavalli blamed the fashion editors. He said: "If we take our advertising out of their newspapers, you'll see that they'll come here not just for one day of Italian fashion but for all ten.
Source : Daily Telegraph
The trouble started when some leading designers started to reschedule their catwalk shows earlier in the week because of fears that influential fashion editors would leave Milan before the end of the event.
Anna Wintour, the editor of American Vogue, said she had requested Armani, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana to shift their shows so that she could return to America before Paris Fashion Week begins next Tuesday. As a result, a logjam of catwalk shows at the beginning of the week caused havoc.
Over 95 labels show off their creations at fashion week in 103 catwalk shows. "Instead of one week's worth of shows, most of the important ones were crammed into three days," said Marina Garzoni, the founder of Fashion and Technology, a fashion consultant.
"We just had to run across town, the calender was very congested and made no sense," she added. Many designers, led by Dolce & Gabbana, expressed their fears that Milan Fashion Week will get a poor reputation and will be neglected in future. However, Roberto Cavalli blamed the fashion editors. He said: "If we take our advertising out of their newspapers, you'll see that they'll come here not just for one day of Italian fashion but for all ten.
Source : Daily Telegraph
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