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Business as usual – almost – as models walk through Lecce Cathedral in Italy’s Apulia region

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In the latest sign of fashion’s determination to return to normality, Dior staged the first cruise show of the coronavirus era on Wednesday night, in Puglia, Italy.
It was almost business as usual as models walked, 2 metres apart, through the grounds of Lecce’s cathedral. The shimmering set, by artist Marinella Senatore, was inspired by the local luminarie tradition, with neon motivational phrases, such as “We rise by lifting others” embedded within twinkling coloured lights. The clothes were definitely not the kind most of us have been wearing in lockdown: caramel leather corsets and long, flowing skirts. It was difficult not to see a touch of Florence Nightingale in the models’ white headscarves. Continue reading...