MILAN — Something has shifted in Milan.
For decades the Italian fashion world was shaped by the oppositional influence of two poles: sex and the cerebellum. Their tension informed the aesthetic narrative of the country, and of fashion week. Armani vs. Versace; Umberto Eco vs. Sophia Loren; Prada vs. Gucci; Silvio Berlusconi vs. Mario Draghi — you know how this goes.
Well, no longer.
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