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Dolce & Gabbana have a hefty history of finding themselves embroiled in controversy. Co-founder Stefano Gabbana in particular has racked up a reputation for having no filter, making rude comments on social media about celebrities and claiming designers don’t have to care about politics. Most recently, the brand alienated Chinese consumers after racist comments from Gabbana made […]

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The Outnet might as well be giving away free money right now, because discounting some major designer duds to 85% off is just crazy! Many items from the likes of cult favourites Marni, Marc Jacobs, and Helmut Lang are even marked below $100! With steals going faster than the speed of light, we’d suggest you get on over to theoutnet.com, but in case you don’t have the time to peruse the 1000+ items, check out our picks for the best buys of the selection. Be sure to sign up for an account, the sale is members only, but SO worth it!

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“Teal is the new neutral,” declares Holt Renfrew‘s fashion director, Barbara Atkin, outside the Max Mara show, pointing to her gorgeous new Givenchy bag. And she’s right. It’s my second day in Milan and I’ve already seen nothing but blue-sky bags cropping up all over town and scattered throughout the front row. Did everyone get the same memo?

Inside the tent, there was a different sort of blue—a pastel (think Ladurée macaroon) aqua that’s been spotted throughout the spring collections. Max Mara mixed it with delicate shades of sand and ivory in a sporty, minimal collection highlighted by racer-back, colour-block dresses, athletic-inspired knee-length leggings (move over Lululemon) and trim little ¾-sleeve, blouson baseball jackets.

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“Bop-bop-a-lu-a, a-whop-bam-boo!” Fruity spring runways at Prada and Stella McCartney and had us belting out the ole’ Little Richard classic while channeling our inner Josephine Baker, Carmen Miranda and Anna Dello Russo. A veritable fruit salad of bananas, pineapples, cherries and more, this trend is one that we can’t wait to really sink our teeth into.

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I was mesmerized by the soundtrack at Fendi yesterday—James Blake’s “Limit to Your Love”—and the collection in turn was just as beautiful as the music.
 There was a relaxed, easy feeling and a whiff of the English countryside to the felted wool swingy coats, cropped pants, tweedy knit sweat pants, luxe shearlings and furs.
 Karl Lagerfeld previewed a parade of colour and texture with subtle, sophisticated tones in structured top handle bags and in ribbed wooly tights that contrasted beautifully with block heel mary-janes. Shearlings were turned inside out and trimmed with croc. Melton and felted wool in khakis, ochres, and purples made for some boxy, simple leather trimmed totes and even a ruffle turned up in wool as a detachable jabot on blouses and dresses. Easy, rich and relaxed: just the way I’d like to feel and I’m guessing I’m not the only one.

Today I am a true victim of fashion. In between Fendi and D&G there’s a break just long enough to squeeze in a quick visit to the Marni outlet (on every editor’s must-do list this week). You can tell its fashion week from the number of car/drivers parked in front of the unassuming “secret” address. Through two electronic gates, down a long alley, into an apartment complex mixed with bicycles and hanging laundry we tread until we arrive at the back door entrance of Marni mecca.

If the seed package and botanically-inspired invitation wasn’t enough of a clue, D&G‘s garden runway, chock full of fresh roses and peonies, was all you needed to get the theme of their spring collection, and fresh and adorable it was! The message was loud and clear: Life’s a picnic! And why not, when you’re decked out in head-to-toe floral chiffon, gingham head scarves, crocheted lace, brightly-coloured canvas totes, aprons, blooming bloomers, woven gingham wedgies and wellies.  Sweet!

All that’s missing is a pair of gardening gloves. Oh wait, they’re already in the bag! See our full coverage of Milan Fashion Week»

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Stefano and Domenico went uphill with a downhill collection full of Nordic knits and  great foxy furs at D&G. Fur bloomers not your thing? No worries–you can try them in cable knit!  Shaggy fur leg warmers stomped down the runway with head-to-toe knit bodysuits. The designers also threw velvet, and a chiffon calla lily print […]

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Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce took a trip to the O.K. Corral for their Spring 2010 D&G collection. There were plenty of ripped jeans and snap-up denim shirts, but more than cowboy chic, this was high-noon Wild West camp:

Two words: Jil Sander. Just a phenomenal collection tonight that makes everything I’ve seen up till now just look like a bunch of “stuff.” Talk about moving fashion forward. Incredibly simple…modern and futuristic, yet classic clothing—hey, if I were nominated, I’d be wearing one of those finale pieces to the Oscars in a heartbeat. Brilliant, moulded, architectural, unadorned, neon tipped and just breathtaking! The entire room was completely spellbound and believe me, this is not an easy crowd to please. Definitely a moment here in Milan this season.