Milan fashion week autumn/winter 2000 (Spring 2000 shows)
February 2000
Hat trick Moschino's Mardi Gras headgear lightens the mood in Milan
Moschino lightened the mood of Milan Fashion Week with a characteristically humorous collection inspired by the film The Wizard of Oz. Skirts with prints of Toto the dog, handbags made in the image of Dorothy's Kansas home, and glittering ruby slippers kept alive the wit for which Franco Moschino was famous until his death in 1994.The Italian job
Joanna Yulan Jong has had the kind of career British fashion students who come to Milan dream of. After working for a number of companies as a designer, she decided to launch her own label's spring/ summer 2000 collection at London Fashion Week last autumn; orders are healthy, the buzz strong and fashion trade bible Women's Wear Daily is tipping her alongside Patty Shelabarger and former Prada menswear designer Neil Barrett as one of this year's Milan-based up-and-comers.