MFW: Etro gets down to size

MILAN -- What the Etro collection lacked in big ideas it made up for in wearable clothes, beginning with perfectly cut, metallic-glazed blazers and pants cropped above the ankle, right on through to the airy chiffon gowns featuring the house's signature textiles translated into ribbons of print.

The fall season's surface-texture trend appeared on an amazing-looking multicolored silk fringe skirt and a bronze, one-sleeve dress with a studded leather cage effect and a tribal feel.

--Booth Moore

Review: Etro's fall 2009 men's show

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Photo: Surface texture, a fall trend, and bold pattern were on display in a sleek Etro design. Damien Meyer / AFP / Getty Images

All The Rage

The Image staff muses on the culture of
keeping up appearances

MFW: Etro gets down to size

All The Rage

The Image staff muses on the culture of keeping up appearances

MFW: Etro gets down to size

The Image staff muses on the culture of
keeping up appearances