Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, the media have been flooding with new reports about the enormous tragedy taking place beyond our eastern border. Russian attack on independent Ukraine however, did not interrupt the currently ongoing Milan Fashion Week, to which a galaxy of stars from all over the world came.
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Although the event was not canceled, support for Ukraine was shown at one of the shows. Let’s add that the beginning none of the participating fashion houses mentioned the situation in Eastern Europe – brands such as Prada, Versace and Gucci make huge profits from sales in Russia.
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The first designer to speak on the subject of war was Giorgio Armani.
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See also: Russia ready for sanctions. “Reserves reach $ 700 billion”
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Italian designer he resigned from background music during his Sunday autumn-winter 2022 collection show. Just before they went to the catwalk, the audience gathered in the audience heard a message in English informing about Armani’s decision:
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My decision not to use music during the show is a way of showing respect to the people who have suffered the tragedy the words were.
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In an interview with the “Vogue” magazine, the designer admitted that it was the only way to show solidarity with suffering Ukrainians:
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I was able to show my heart in the face of tragedy through silence. I didn’t want music. The best way is to signal when you are not satisfied and notice that something disturbing is going on – he spoke.
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