From flappers to pop princesses, Milan turns full circle

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

MILAN, Italy, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) — Colours screaming Florida and unabashed sexuality ripped through Milan fashion week as designers paid homage to free-sprited women, from the flappers of yore to today's princesses of excess.

Extravagant designs and iridescent shades were omnipresent as retro styles, from the low-waisted dresses of the Roaring Twenties to the psychedelic oversized prints of the 1970s, set the runways alight.

Flamboyant Italian designer Roberto Cavalli said his 2008-2009 autumn-winter collection was for young girls who rummaged through attics, junk shops and old vinyl records to seek individual style.

A thumbs up from Generation Now would be his greatest compliment, he said.

"I love it when a little girl of 14-15 says 'How do you do...