Italian Black Lives Matter inspired collection debuts in Milan
Last-minute touches on a frilly white dress, a final coat of powder and it's showtime for the Black Lives Matter-inspired collective making history at Milan Fashion Week. After a years-long battle to improve diversity on the Italian catwalks, a group of five black designers made their on-schedule debut by opening the women's Fall/Winter fashion shows. All this season's shows are pre-recorded due to coronavirus, but AFP was given exclusive access to their preparations last week at Milan's Circolo Filologico library, not far from the Scala. Is opening fashion week a victory? "I'd say it's the f...