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No downturn in couture

Despite fears of a looming recession, Italy's top designers have paraded fall collections that showed breathtaking decadence, as well as panache

By Clare Coulson  /  THE GUARDIAN, MILAN

The Italian duo ended their show with a parade of full-on crinoline gowns draped with soft cream sheepskin or tweed. They provided a dramatic end to the show and, who knows, as Los Angeles is expecting chilly, wet conditions for tonight's Oscars ceremony, those gowns could provide a practical solution.

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