Milan Fashion Week
As fall descends, Italy's fashion designers are leaping ahead, lifting spirits with the promise of sizzling looks to come next summer. Keep clicking for highlights of the runway shows presented in Milan during the last week of September. At left, a model shows a bright yellow outfit from the Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Spring/Summer 2007 collection, shown Sept. 24, 2006.
A line of models walk the runway in dresses from Italian designer Enrico Coveri's Spring/Summer 2007 collection, presented in Milan on Sept. 26, 2006.
A model shows a bright minidress from Enrico Coveri's Spring/Summer 2007 collection, presented in Milan on Sept. 26, 2006.
Models in minis cross paths on the runway during the Gucci Spring/Summer 2007 show, presented in Milan on Sept. 27, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a bright print dress at the Gucci Spring/Summer 2007 show, presented in Milan on Sept. 27, 2006.
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli (Leonardo Di Caprio's girlfriend), wears a dress by designer Daniela Carano for Clips, shown in Milan on Sept. 23, 2006.
A model poses in a gown by Daniela Carano for Clips in Milan on Sept. 23, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a short dress created for the Mila Schon Spring/Summer 2007 collection, shown in Milan on Sept. 24, 2006.
A model wears a dress created for the Lorenzo Riva collection, shown in Milan on Sept. 24, 2006.
A model wears a dress created for the Luciano Soprani collection for Spring/Summer 2007, shown in Milan on Sept. 24, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a short dress created for Luciano Soprani's Spring/Summer 2007 collection, shown in Milan on Sept. 24, 2006.
A model poses in a gown created for the Fisico Spring/Summer 2007 collection, shown in Milan on Sept. 24, 2006.
This gal did not get the memo about too-skinny models being banned from the runway. Her red gown was created for the Fisico collection for Spring/Summer 2007, shown in Milan on Sept. 24, 2006.
A model wears a dress by Anna Molinari for the Blugirl Spring/Summer 2007 collection, presented on Sept. 25, 2006 in Milan.
A model wears a dress created for Salvatore Ferragamo's Spring/Summer 2007 runway show in Milan on Sept. 25, 2006.
A model wears a dress created for the Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2007 women's fashion collection, presented in Milan on Sept. 26, 2006.
A model poses in an exotic creation by Dolce & Gabbana at their Spring/Summer 2007 runway show in Milan on Sept. 28, 2006.
A close-up shows the bright detail on a gown by Dolce & Gabbana, shown at their Spring/Summer 2007 show in Milan on Sept. 28, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a dress created for Mila Schon's Spring/Summer 2007 women's collection, shown in Milan on Sept. 24, 2006.