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Milan designers tip hat to summer elegance

MILAN (AP) — With a tip of the hat — raffia that is — Milan designers salute old-style summer elegance, as they preview next year's warm weather styles.

The breezy brimmed straw hat has dominated the current menswear fashion week, making it the symbol for the romantic refined look designers propose from beach resort to pool side.

The latest in the series of those who have reinvented the vintage head cover, including Dolce and Gabbana and Ferragamo, is Kean Etro, who previewed his collection Monday.

Into the third day of Milan preview shows, the looks have been tried-and-true traditional, with occasional outbursts of bold color and eccentric styles by such mavens as Donatella Versace and Alexander McQueen's Sarah Burton.

GUCCI

The latest Gucci collection is all about aristocrats, dandies and artists gathered in the haven of a posh gentlemen's club, playing bridge and exchanging eccentric views.

The wardrobe of a member of the Gucci club has its sporty moment by day, and refined edge by night. The overall mood of the latest Gucci collection presented Monday is of innate elegance.

By day, the Gucci gentleman is into top drawer sportswear from the Equestrian theme with suede padding on trousers and shirts, jockey jackets, crimson linings and saddle stitching, to the micro-quilted fencing jackets and the wide golf trousers complete with elegant pleats.

At night, he is at his most attractive — and he knows it. Dressed in a black tuxedo jacket paired with Prince of Wales plaid trousers and wearing a cocky bow tie and signature Gucci loafers, he needs no I.D. to get in wherever the party is.

At Gucci, knitwear, which makes a big comeback during the current week of preview showings for next year's spring and summer, is either oversized and woven in special hand-crafted fibers, or super slim in ribbed silk, as sexy as underwear.

VERSACE

Donatella Versace started out softly with soothing blue and beige summer suits with wide trousers and double-breasted jackets, worn with matching two-tone loafers. But the cool look was only a summer mirage.

As soon as the beat of the disco music got going at the menswear show, Versace was back to her old favorites: black leather, gold studs, buckles and straps all part of her trademark tight-fitting sexy styles.

To heat things up for next year's spring and summer Versace adds flashes of bright color, combining such unlikely palette mates as fuchsia pink for a jacket with tangerine orange for the "matching" trousers. To boot, the accompanying sandals were in apple green leather.

Wedding dress and hair ideas for the over 50 bride? | Weding Blog

So my mother is getting married, this will be here second marriage first one was to my father over 30 years ago. She will be getting married on Princess Cruise ship, the ceremony will be small but still a high end type wedding. What she is finding though is it extremely hard to find the right dress. She does not want to wear white, ideally she would like to wear the ice blue color that has become more popular. But the only designer we’ve been able to find that carries this color is Maggie Sottero. I’d love to see other dresses that are in this color as well, but not the crazy puffy princess type gowns. It needs to be something softer, but still floor length, train is not a big deal, they can always be altered. If anyone knows any web sites with either dresses actually being worn by women over 50, or any more of these ice blue colored wedding dresses that would be a huge help. Please don’t suggest bridesmaid style dresses though, her first wedding was not a dream wedding and she wants a real wedding dress this time. Also any hair and veil ideas would be great, her hair is just above the shoulders. Thanks for any and all help! http://www.priscillaofboston.com/dress_detail.jsp?gid=1&sfid=50657&f=Fit-to-Flare/Trumpet

not the color but i love this style of dress esp for the older woman or older brides its elegant not over the top

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