A model presents a new Givenchy creation by Italian designer Riccardo Tisci during the Spring/Summer 2010/2011 Men collections fashion week in Paris, June 25, 2010
Milan's spring/summer 2011 season collection last week was a spectacular feast of new designs from the world's leading fashion trend setters. Colleen Barry finds Hollywood stars in the front rows and celebrations and tributes to designers as she chronicles four days of stunning style.Annie Lennox belted out four of her hits as dozens of models strutted Dolce & Gabbana's creations for the spring/summer 2011 season down the runway.Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana pulled out all stops to mark the 20th anniversary of their menswear launch. After taking the risk that Ms Lennox's spectacular vocals might overshadow their new collection, the designing duo opened a retrospective of the last two decades in the city's stately Palazzo Marino and outdoors in Piazza della Scala.
The show was a tour de force of simplicity, with the trademark nods to Dolce's Sicilian heritage including the Sicilian caps, Sicilian-style fishermen sandals, workers' white T-shirts, and pants tied with jute belts. As the pair reflected on two decades of achievement, the clothing conjured an image of humble roots.
The colors were simple: beige, white, sand and black, and the designers said in their notes that the colors, including white and black, gave the appearance of having been left out in the sun.
The pants and shorts were cuffed, and paired with softly tailored jackets and thin ties. Shirts were loose in poplin and washed muslin, sweaters loosely knit fisherman-style.
"I liked all of the evening wear," said Morgan Freeman, who had a front-row seat near Matthew McConaughey.
