Italian fashion house bucks the economic decline to revel in the grandeur of days gone by with swishy skirts and retro prints
This was, above all, a day of heightened national feeling. And while Italian catwalks may be some distance from Scotland's polling stations, fashion is never far from the zeitgeist. At Milan fashion week, Italian heritage and national pride were the themes of the day.
The country's economy may be in recession for the third time in five years, but its luxury fashion industry continues to buck the decline. Recent figures show a 4% rise in sales, largely due to healthy exports. As a result, the mood in Italian fashion is one of nostalgia.
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