Milan designers tweak the traditional overcoat
MILAN (AP) — Milan fashion designers are sticking to the traditional and familiar in their menswear collection for next winter.
The mood reflects the austerity all around, but it's not all gloom. There are flashes of color and glamour to lighten spirits.
"When you talk about austerity, I don't think it needs to be down in the dumps or dismal," Burberry chief creative officers Christopher Bailey said backstage after his Prorsum menswear collection preview on Saturday.
Coats, from trenches to double-breasted overcoats to fur- or velvet-lapeled evening coats, were the centerpiece of many of the collections previewed the first day of the four-day menswear Milan Fashion Week.
While elegant black and some white are the winter favorites, designers also reached for colors, usually deep purples, teals and midnight blues. Golden details — from brocade underwear to fanciful animal head umbrella handles — celebrate luxury and fun.
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