2009 Spring Milan Fashion Week

2008 spawned a tremendous flurry of fabulous Fashion Week shows. Let's see, there were New York Fall and Spring shows, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, and LA Fashion Week. Oh, and don't forget all of the ravishing Resort and Pre-Fall collections. Some of my faves were Proenza Schouler's Fall line, Alexander Wang's Spring offerings, and Balmain's Spring collection in Paris. All different, all divine. Which were your favorites? Jog your memory, and check out all of our 2008 Fashion Week coverage.

• 2008 Fall New York Fashion Week Coverage
• 2008 Fall Paris Fashion Week Coverage
• 2008 Fall Milan Fashion Week Coverage
• 2008 Fall London Fashion Week Coverage
• 2009 Fall LA Fashion Week Coverage

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While some criticized Frida Giannini's Gucci collection for being overly commercial, and lacking innovation, Versace managed to deliver both wearable and wowable Spring designs. Short, belted dresses are simply adorable, while powerful folds and curvature proved to work for the drama-loving vixen as well. Her palate was subdued — white, powder blue, camel, yellow, black and a gorgeous steel purple. There were plenty of goddess gowns in the mix, but Donatella also poked fun with a 3-D heart motif. The real stunner was a hand drawn and painted colorful collage print by Julie Verhoeven; Donatella likes to dip into the art world for inspiration, too. The youthful and the eternally elegant will appreciate Versace's Spring offerings.

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The famous foursome of Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Matthew McConaughey, and Camila Alves were together again last night at the Dolce & Gabbana Golden Age party in Milan. The bash celebrated Domenico Dolce's 50th anniversary, and what better way than with a decadent soiree including all their A-List friends — the Lopez-Anthonys even arrived in a horse-drawn carriage. Elsewhere in the Fashion Week fun, Mischa Barton and Rihanna smiled on the red carpet at the Fab Five Vanity Fair Party. Rachel Zoe managed to hit up both events. but I'm guessing Sacha Baron Cohen's invitations got lost in the mail.

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Whatever the Dolce & Gabbana boys are doing, they should keep on doing, because they're setting the runways on fire. Maybe it's the dramatic clothes against the sleek black background, but the house's Spring collection commands attention. It's part sexy, part girlie, some forward, and all innovative. There's a lot going on, so bear with me. The first thing is the incorporation of silk pajamas in a streamlined way. Hugh Hefner would be proud! Silk pajama tops are tucked into tiny black shorts, big poufy floral skirts, and matching silk cropped trousers. Domenico and Stefano want us to change the way we look at sleepwear.On the sexy end of the spectrum, there are corset cropped tops, bustier-style skirt suits, and leg revealing shorts. For the fashion-forward, there's shoulder love; protruding shoulders are everywhere on dresses and cropped jackets. And as a grand finale, the designers sent down breathtaking gowns with rosettes cascading down from the bodice. These boys know what women want.

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• At Fashion Week in Milan, Prada was a real problem — Jezebel
• The little black dress is more than just a LBD — FashionTribes
• Roisin Murphy on gob-dropping clothes — Style File
• Rafé New York Tracy doctor’s bag — Purse Blog
• Trendspotting: Bra tops, not just for Oh Henry! heiresses — Fashionista
• Rachel Zoe still has friends! — W Magazine Editors' Blog
• Chanel Iman brings black back at Gucci Spring 2009 — fashionologie
• Style winners and sinners — stylelist
• Down under and back to the '90s: New Zealand Fashion Week — Refinery29
• Designer discovery: Shonah jewelry — fashion indie
• The Mademoiselle Chain: Chanel flap bag — Bag Snob

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Italy continues to be a celebrity hotspot thanks to Milan Fashion Week, and this time the stars came out to support Gucci and D&G. Rihanna went for one of her more edgy looks at the Gucci show last night, keeping her legs warm in the front row with a pair of thigh high boots — love 'em or hate 'em? Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey had their second reunion in two weeks since they completed the triathlon together. They looked pretty and polished with Camila and Marc by their sides before the D&G show this morning. Fab's got a peek at what went down the runway, so check out the pretty clothes after looking at the front row attendees.

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